Hashtags do not replace groups.

No one moderates them. They’re easy to hijack and spam. And there’s simply no permanence to them.

Which is why, if you actually want to discuss something, it’s better to tag a group. For example, if you want to be part of an actual PC gaming community on the Fediverse, it’s better to tag @pcgaming@lemmy.ca than #pcgaming.

This needs to be common knowledge because people new to the Fediverse do not know about groups. Hell, I’d say people who have had Mastodon accounts for years still don’t know. And that’s a shame.

@fediverse@lemmy.world

  • deegeeseEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Could you please explain how a Lemmy thread is showing up in Mastodon? I use it too but never see Lemmy there.

    • mapto@feddit.bgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      You could subscribe to the Lemmy community by following e.g. @fediverse@lemmy.world from mastodon. If you’re familiar with https://a.gup.pe/ , it’s exactly the same from mastodon. The difference is that with lemmy you can also access without passing through mastodon.

    • ⁂ jnk :InfinityVerified:@masto.es
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      2 months ago

      @deegeese I don’t remember why this one appeared exactly, but they appear pretty much like mastodon posts: if there’s a user, hashtag or community (recently discovered this) I follow or someone I follow boosted it.

      The main difference I noticed is that non-mastodon posts and accounts don’t appear in recommended, so you have to actively search for their full handle, that’s it for the most part. Still don’t get exactly how communities work, only that I can be a part of but not create or moderate from mastodon (maybe? Idk).