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@mikegalsworthy@mas.toWhen following back people here, I’m noticing a lot of people haven’t posted anything yet.
If you can’t think of anything to write just yet, then do consider just reblogging (=retweeting!) good content that you see around. You could start with this post, for example, to encourage more people to start sharing content around here.
BTW, as we get the Bylines publications going on here, that will provide ample good news content for the community. 
@mikegalsworthy feels like everyone's just finding their way around and working out who else is here.
I'm sure it'll build, gradually.
@mikegalsworthy looking forward to my pals Yorkshire Bylines jumping on board
@mikegalsworthy Looking forward to Byline times on here.
Ditto. Though, and not to be greedy, I'm hoping the entire Bylines network will arrive.
A full house so to speak!
@KizzyDaze @lordlinda Oh I think we will! The better resourced ones (social media-wise) coming on first to work out the methodologies!
Music to my ears!
@KizzyDaze @lordlinda @mikegalsworthy
Much of the bylines network has migrated across already.
@TollyTB @lordlinda @mikegalsworthy
I love that they are. xx
@TollyTB @KizzyDaze @lordlinda @mikegalsworthy
Hi Tolly. Second familiar name on here. Still finding my way around.
@mengraith @TollyTB @lordlinda @mikegalsworthy
Hello Paul. Suggestion: some of the names/faces familiar to you may be lurking in some of our follows/followers lists.
Take a peek. Hope you'll link up with more of your known buddies soon. xx
@mikegalsworthy It took me ages to find you on here ...I am trying to work out how the followers thing works.
Anyway glad I found @northwestbylines
@Kincavel @mikegalsworthy @northwestbylines I suggest using debirdify - it will look through your followers on Twitter and see if they have a Mastodon account. It will then let you download a CSV file you can upload on Mastodon to follow those people. https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/
@boskee @mikegalsworthy @northwestbylines
Awhh thank you so much ..I'll give it a go.Much appreciated.
@Kincavel @boskee @mikegalsworthy @northwestbylines
That looks great, will try it thanks
@mikegalsworthy But also - people here write an #Introduction post to say something more about themselves, with hashtags as appropriate. It works really well to connect with like minded people.
#RejoinEU #FBPE @SteveClough @mikegalsworthy and when you see an introduction from someone you want to promote, it's *really* valuable to Boost it! This not only shows it to your own followers, but it also makes it hashtag searchable on all the servers that your followers are on. (*Very important* to know this way that Masto differs from Twitter! Posts will only be found by a hashtag search if they have already been federated onto your server!)
@SteveClough @mikegalsworthy (and Liking a post will not do that. It has to be Boost)
@deepfriedsteve @SteveClough @mikegalsworthy oh, so it might matter if you are on a quiet server in this case...
@mikegalsworthy you can cross post from twitter
@Riotgrandma72 @mikegalsworthy how do you do that?
@mikegalsworthy @Riotgrandma72 Oh Carol! So happy to see you here! I missed the “Good morning from the bunker” posts. Coffee?
@mikegalsworthy Hello Mike. It's all new to me. Just followed.
@mikegalsworthy hiya, how do you bring across the people you follow from Twitter?
@nanofthenorth No idea. I search for some names - but also I see some people on Twitter announcing their Mastodon profiles - so follow those. Then I also just hunt around connections-of-connections and also within my own Mastodon followers to find friends & acquaintances.
So it’s really a bit of a messy Mastodon-surfing treasure hunt.
@mikegalsworthy thanks. It’s all seeming quite fun and refreshing at the moment!
@nanofthenorth @mikegalsworthy I'm missing some of the familar faces who I followed / followed me on twitter, but it's certainly interesting trying create a whole new network here!
@nanofthenorth @mikegalsworthy You can use Debirdify - I haven’t tried it, but a lot if people are recommending it. It allows you to download your Twitter followers to CVS and the bulk-upload it to Mastodon.
@Elkewinzer @nanofthenorth - I've bookmarked that option... but wondering at the moment if I wouldn't rather rebuild anew/ afresh to get a different mix in This Place.
@mikegalsworthy @nanofthenorth That’s exactly what I am doing. You are so well known, it won’t take time to rebuild. Also, it’s so much easier to get a meaningful “tribe” here on Mastodon.
@mikegalsworthy What would we do without the Byline Times? For those who haven't already subscribed, please do - you're missing out.
@mikegalsworthy even when it says someone has posted, the posts aren't necessarily visible. That is because of the way federated servers work. Until someone on your instance of Mastodon is following that person, their posts are not visible to you. After someone on your instance follows them, their *subsequent* posts will become visible to you, but their historic ones never will. It's just the way the platform works and we'll have to adapt to it.
@deepfriedsteve @mikegalsworthy Yes, this is often why you won't see posts when you follow someone!
If I recall rightly, I think pinned posts are backfilled when you follow someone?
In any case, you can always go to that user's instance (e.g. https://social.coop for me) and view all of their past public and unlisted posts. You won't see any follower-only or direct posts though, since you won't be signed in.
@mikegalsworthy Just set up an account this morning so finding my feet. #firsttoot
@BalintV Right back atcha!
@mikegalsworthy fabulous idea Mike. Great to have you here.
@WeemansGin Great to be here!
@Raveheart Good background pic!!
@mikegalsworthy nice seeing you over here
@mikegalsworthy Thanks for the reminder Mike, I was so intent on getting things set up and finding people I know, that I simply forgot.
@mikegalsworthy would be delighted if you followed me back!!
@BloodyMargot M'lady, I now have. 
@mikegalsworthy oh that makes me so happy 
@mikegalsworthy I only came across this morning and am a bit shy. I thing one of yours was my first rethingy. Need to learn the language.
@joannegillam - "rethingy" 
... yup, new world, new language!
@mikegalsworthy looking forward to BylineTimes being here
@BennytheBall Yorkshire Bylines, Central Bylines and North West Bylines are all already on.
@mikegalsworthy have found them and are now following, thank you
@mikegalsworthy Great to find you here... Getting Bylines over here will be fantastic. Please make sure they get the CW right though!
@gruff 100% - don't worry about CW - we're all over that... and have a Zoom meeting tonight to discuss exactly that and other Mastodon culture & methods we need to make sure we adopt right from the start.
@mikegalsworthy Fantastic, I'll be so happy to see you guys over here. :)
@mikegalsworthy @gruff Bylines being a federated news outfit, the fit should be good. Are Peter J / Hardeep / anyone else over here yet?
@mikegalsworthy A first attempt to reply!
@dianemcn Success! And followed back!
@mikegalsworthy Good advice. Have just set up an account on here and in still the process of finding accounts to follow so it was good to see some folk that I recognised and trusted on the birdcage. This is my first post so hope it generates some followers.
@mikegalsworthy
Agreed, you beat me to it, but with a far larger audience!