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The most common questions asked by new people on here seem to be about how to make more connections with other accounts. Here are a couple of guides that might help:

How do I discover accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse?
➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accoun

How do I make my own account and posts more discoverable?
➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-fo

You don't have to do all the suggestions on the lists, but the more you do the more effectively you'll make connections with others.

fedi.tipsHow do I discover accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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Account verification works totally differently on the Fediverse. The most popular method is to link to your own website from your profile and then use Mastodon's verification system to prove you own the site. Once the link is verified it turns green to prove you're the owner.

There are complete instructions for verifying your account at:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-a

If it doesn't work, there are also lots of troubleshooting tips in the same guide, below the instructions.

fedi.tipsHow do I verify my account on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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@stman
Can you please do me a favour and stop flooding my @mentions? I used to do this to everyone I talked to at length too. Until someone pointed out to me that it can be avoided, by only including @mentions in the first post of a thread. I'll click on it to check context before replying, especially if I see a number like 1/9 or 1/? (which is why my threads always have these).

#FediTips

@fatsam @walkinglampshade @alakest @vivtek @maddad @theruran @50htz @vidak @kkarhan @forthy42

If you have a public Mastodon account and want to reach the widest possible audience, you should opt into the full text search system:

1. Log into your server’s website
2. Go to your profile
3. Click "Edit Profile"
4. Click on "Privacy & Reach" tab at the top
5. Scroll down to section marked "Search"
6. Tick box marked "Include public posts in search results"
7. Click "Save Changes" button at bottom of the screen

Lots more info and questions answered at:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or

fedi.tipsHow do I opt into full text search on Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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You can optionally set Mastodon to ignore any DMs from accounts you don't follow:

1. Log onto your server’s website or web app
2. Click 🔔 Notifications
3. Click ⚙️ in top right corner of the Notifications section
4. In "Unsolicited private mentions" click the dropdown menu and select "Ignore"
5. When the confirmation box appears, click "Ignore notifications"

If you activate this, you may want to mention it in your profile so people realise their DMs won't get to you.