Qina Liu✅ @qinaliu@mastodon.social

Fun fact: The number of #mastodon users now exceeds the population of #iceland.

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"What I wish I knew before joining Mastodon" by @qinaliu

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

Nice article on some of the basics of Mastodon for newbs like me:

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

Much thanks to @qinaliu for the detailed write-up.

Hey new folks. If you just got here and you're wondering what here is, read this! https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

Credit to @qinaliu

An in-depth explanation of what the :pineapple: meme is all about: https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

Thanks, @qinaliu!

What I wish I knew before joining Mastodon, by @qinaliu https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

I nominate to the Mastonauts' Hall Of Multiverse Fame
@qinaliu for the best English blogarticle on Mastodon

What I wish I knew before joining Mastodon
Qina Liu , 2017.04.09

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

#Mastodon #English #blog #article #introductions #description

#Webosoof #nomination #mastonaut #HallOfFame

I finally understand the 🍍 thing. Thank you @qinaliu 😆

This blog is also interesting for newbie Mastodon users. #mustread

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

In case you missed it, this is probably the best guide out there for getting started with Mastodon. And I"m quoted! 😁 https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

Thank you @qinaliu for writing it!

Such a cool guide through using Mastodon like a pro by @qinaliu

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

#introduction #guide #mastodon101

Huh, I thought the :pineapple: thing was about the :pineapple: being a symbol of hospitality and warmth. (At least where I grew up, in the southern US.) But now I see it's much less sinister than that. @acw

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

What I wish I knew before #joining #Mastodon https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b by @qinaliu

The best guide on Mastodon I've seen yet. Share to newcomers or curious friends:
https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

(Also, my public google doc for creative people to find each other and network here made it into the article! :joy:)

@adriana I also only *just* got it because of https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

s/o to @qinaliu

@maiyannah @qinaliu has written another good primer, on Mastodon specifically and its culture, particularly around the April 2016 growth explosion, at Medium:

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

See: https://mastodon.cloud/web/statuses/268783

The most comprehensive introduction to #mastodon I have seen yet is from

@qinaliu

and you can read it here:

https://medium.com/@qinaliu/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b

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