Socel Admin @admin@socel.net

Just a quick notice in light of Twitter's announcement today.

Socel exists to foster relationships within the animation and wider artistic community. Charging for access in ANY way grievously undermines the foundations of any community & Twitter is no exception.

Socel (as part of the fediverse) exists to counter such crass exploitation of individuals.

If you hear of Twitter users looking for an alternative, please create an invite & share it with them or direct them to https://joinmastodon.org/

Would the community be interested in a weekly summary of new users to help introduce and welcome them?

Welcome new users! My goodness there's a lot!

Check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

You can search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.

You can also find people in the Profile Directory

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Reach out to me if you have any questions

Welcome to Socel new users!

Check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

You can search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.

You can also find people in the Profile Directory

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Reach out to me if you have any questions :)

We've had more than a few signups recently that mention being invited by a friend.

Unfortunately, they are hard to distinguish from spam.

If you have a friend you would like to invite, please use the invite people function which you can find here: https://socel.net/invites

This will ensure invitees can complete the signup process.

Thanks everyone

Welcome new users & apologies for the delay in approving you

Check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

Search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.

You can also find people in the Profile Directory

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Please reach out with any questions

Welcome to Socel new users!

Please check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

You can search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.

You can also find people in the Profile Directory

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Please reach out to me if you have any questions..

Welcome to Socel new users (gosh, there's a bunch of you!)

Please check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

You can search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Please reach out to me if you have any questions/concerns.

Welcome to Socel new users!

Please check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

You can search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Please reach out to me if you have any questions/concerns.

A neat feature of the latest Mastodon 3.2.0 release is the ability to add personal notes to profiles.

These can be used for any note such as personal details you'd like to remember, additional info that isn't in their profile, or any bit of text you like.

These notes are only visible to you.

Do you like what someone you follow says but not what they share?

There's an option to hide their boosts in the options menu!

Welcome to Socel new users!

Please check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

You can search for topics using hashtags. This will also help you find people to follow.

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Please reach out to me if you have any questions/concerns.

Welcome to Socel and the fediverse new users. We're glad you're here!

Please check out this helpful post on getting comfortable on Socel: https://socel.net/@admin/101180139985796794

Here's a great guide to being a successful artist on the fediverse: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-become-a-successful-artist-on-mastodon/

Lastly, create an #introductions toot to let everyone know a little bit about yourself!

Please reach out to me if you have any questions/concerns. Looking forward to seeing your work. :)

For our new users who may be unfamiliar with how we handle problematic accounts, here is the official policy:

Actions start with the user and escalate from there:

1. Always report problematic toots and accounts

2. Users can also block accounts if they simply wish not to see its toots or interact with the account-holder

3. Users can block entire instances for similar reasons

4. If an instance causes problems for numerous Socel users, then the instance will be blocked at the admin level.