@usualdays

I think the language filter depends on people choosing their own correct posting language.

So, they perhaps have it set to English because that was the default on the server they signed up on, but they're actually posting in another language, which means it doesn't get filtered out 🙁

This is another reason to avoid the Federated and Local timelines if you're on a large server. You'll get a lot more from Home and Explore.

@usualdays @probablynotthemessiah

Sorry I can't help further, I hope it works out!

@captainb

Yeah, that ought to be very fixable too as tag lists don't take up much room. Hopefully it will be in a future update.

If you just choose one of the general servers from those two sites, you should be okay. All of the servers on those two sites have promised to uphold specific standards (listed at joinmastodon.org/covenant).

On fedi.garden there's also the founding date listed, which gives you an idea of how long they've been going. If a server has been going for years, that's a good sign too.

And you can always move your account to another server if you don't like the one you chose.

Fedi.Garden

Highlighting nice servers on Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.garden

The reason this place works and is safer than Twitter is because people are spread out on many servers. If people all crowd onto one server, it can be dangerous for the network as a whole.

It also makes mastodon.social harder to moderate if everyone is on there. Moderation tends to work better on smaller servers.

Also, servers are all independently owned and set their own rules, and some have nice extra features (like higher character limits etc),

@ricbixter When I started, I was looking for an American server, to avoid any intercultural miscommunications as I became familiar with the platform. I didn’t want one that was ginormous and I didn’t see a decent sized server that had an interest that screamed out at me, so I picked a mid sized regional US server. I have to say that I’ve been very happy. The admin team at sfba is kind and responsive and keeps people in the loop. I’ve considered moving as some servers of my interest have popped up and grown more populated, but I am just very happy with sfba, so I haven’t moved. I don’t live in the San Fran Bay Area, but I happen to like the people on my server, so here I am.

But i follow and boost people from all over, so I actually don’t spend much time in my local timeline.

@ricbixter @Bam

The rules and moderation can be very significant, especially for people who are at higher risk of being victimised. It's up to the server's admins to decide whether they block another server, and how to keep a server safe.

There's also the Local feed where you can talk with people on your own server. This can work especially well on smaller servers with a particular atmosphere on them. For example a film-themed server might have a lot of movie discussions in Local.

@ricbixter @Bam

Then there's reliability, if everyone goes onto one server it slows down and stops. If we are spread out and one server goes down, the others work fine.

And there are extra features on some servers (my personal account is on a server with a 1000 character limit), or even totally different feature sets.

But, the main thing in spreading out on to smaller servers is to keep the network as a whole safe. It's a civic duty to spread out. Larger servers are less safe.

@voggix

If you've only just started and you've got no followers or posts, the easiest option is just to sign up for a new account on another server from those lists of reliable ones.

Handles work a bit differently on here. They are structured like email addresses, with a user name and a server name, rather than just the user name.

You can use the same handle on another server, unless someone on that server has used it already.

@EvilCheezGrater

I am just an unofficial volunteer, I don't work at Mastodon. I have no control over the official Mastodon apps or official website :/

On my own websites fedi.tips and fedi.garden I do mention that people can move servers later if they need to 😀

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

@MadalinaBecker

The official Android app doesn't have hashtag following yet.

I would strongly recommend using a third party app anyway, as they have more features and receive more development.

For Android I would recommend Tusky or Fedilab, for example. These include hashtag following.

@kornelos

Yes, it is!

It's slightly complicated, but it lets you keep your follows, followers, mutes, blocks and bookmarks.

If you've just got started I would recommend just going straight to a new account without transferring.

But if you already have followers you want to keep, then the transfer process is here:

fedi.tips/transferring-your-ma…

Transferring your Mastodon account to another server | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

@Christo98

Hi!

The procedure for moving your account is this:

fedi.tips/transferring-your-ma…

Transferring your Mastodon account to another server | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

@michaelcabus

Yes, you can!

No matter where you signed up, you can always move your account to another server.

However, if you've only just got started and don't really have any followers yet, it's easier to just sign up on another server without bothering to do the transfer process.

All the servers listed on joinmastodon.org/servers and fedi.garden have promised to fulfil certain standards of reliability and moderation (joinmastodon.org/covenant).