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A Guide For Newbies On Bluesky
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Well, since Twitter is being well... Twitter again...
I figured I might help lend a hand to those who are trying to navigate how to use Bluesky, so here's a quick rundown to help get you started:
- Bluesky does not penalize you for using hashtags, tagging users, writing the word "commission", or linking off site. You are free! Use your hashtags! They are what help you to get into the user-made feeds!
- Remember, there is no algorithm. You dictate that yourself with what feeds you are following. There are tons of art and other special interest feeds.
- USE YOUR HASHTAGS. They are not only useful with getting into the feeds, but people can search all related posts on your profile to easily find your art, by clicking on the hashtag and selecting "see posts by user". Tags like #art, #furry, and #oc are very common in art feeds.
- Look for other artists creating art shares! Share them if you see them. Remember to interact and retweet.
- Moderation lists are a godsend for filtering out AI trash and other annoyances. You can subscribe to them and either mute or fully block any account on these lists.
- Starter Packs are user-made lists that can recommend people for you to follow. If you see a "Starter Pack" tab on a user's profile, check it out! You might find some new folks you want to follow!
USEFUL LINKS:
How to create your own art feed - https://bsky.app/profile/spiritcrow...../3kvk4tml3fo2f
Art feed collection (with hashtags to join in) - https://bsky.app/profile/wanderling...../3l4pqakmiky26
How to join the furry art feeds - https://bsky.app/profile/furryli.st...../3l6pu5zfxqe26
Skyfollower Bridge Addon | To find the folks you follow on twitter over on bluesky - https://chromewebstore.google.com/d.....nfdojpko?pli=1 | https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sky-follower-bridge/
MODERATION LISTS:
Mutes or blocks all accounts on these lists.
Content Scrapers - https://bsky.app/profile/franzanth....../3jzmevbfqkj2u
AI Garbage - https://bsky.app/profile/humbledadg...../3klb7sfjwen2l
Commission Bots - https://bsky.app/profile/rayday.bsk...../3kz36mhnaes2t
AI/NFT/Crypto - https://bsky.app/profile/rayday.bsk...../3jxwojift2y2n
Enbyphobia Block List - https://bsky.app/profile/asukafield...../3kxgsu5xsqp2d
Transphobia Block LIst - https://bsky.app/profile/asukafield...../3kxgswdhntl2l
MODERATION LABELERS:
Subscribing to these puts a label under usernames helping to hide posts from them, or to warn you about them.
AI Imagery Labeler - https://bsky.app/profile/aimod.social (Can warn you if a post is AI, or if someone uses AI images)
Profile Labeler - https://bsky.app/profile/profile-la.....bossett.social (Can warn you if an account is new, among other things.)
Transphobia Labeler - https://bsky.app/profile/asukafield.xyz
Hope this helps out!
I figured I might help lend a hand to those who are trying to navigate how to use Bluesky, so here's a quick rundown to help get you started:
- Bluesky does not penalize you for using hashtags, tagging users, writing the word "commission", or linking off site. You are free! Use your hashtags! They are what help you to get into the user-made feeds!
- Remember, there is no algorithm. You dictate that yourself with what feeds you are following. There are tons of art and other special interest feeds.
- USE YOUR HASHTAGS. They are not only useful with getting into the feeds, but people can search all related posts on your profile to easily find your art, by clicking on the hashtag and selecting "see posts by user". Tags like #art, #furry, and #oc are very common in art feeds.
- Look for other artists creating art shares! Share them if you see them. Remember to interact and retweet.
- Moderation lists are a godsend for filtering out AI trash and other annoyances. You can subscribe to them and either mute or fully block any account on these lists.
- Starter Packs are user-made lists that can recommend people for you to follow. If you see a "Starter Pack" tab on a user's profile, check it out! You might find some new folks you want to follow!
USEFUL LINKS:
How to create your own art feed - https://bsky.app/profile/spiritcrow...../3kvk4tml3fo2f
Art feed collection (with hashtags to join in) - https://bsky.app/profile/wanderling...../3l4pqakmiky26
How to join the furry art feeds - https://bsky.app/profile/furryli.st...../3l6pu5zfxqe26
Skyfollower Bridge Addon | To find the folks you follow on twitter over on bluesky - https://chromewebstore.google.com/d.....nfdojpko?pli=1 | https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sky-follower-bridge/
MODERATION LISTS:
Mutes or blocks all accounts on these lists.
Content Scrapers - https://bsky.app/profile/franzanth....../3jzmevbfqkj2u
AI Garbage - https://bsky.app/profile/humbledadg...../3klb7sfjwen2l
Commission Bots - https://bsky.app/profile/rayday.bsk...../3kz36mhnaes2t
AI/NFT/Crypto - https://bsky.app/profile/rayday.bsk...../3jxwojift2y2n
Enbyphobia Block List - https://bsky.app/profile/asukafield...../3kxgsu5xsqp2d
Transphobia Block LIst - https://bsky.app/profile/asukafield...../3kxgswdhntl2l
MODERATION LABELERS:
Subscribing to these puts a label under usernames helping to hide posts from them, or to warn you about them.
AI Imagery Labeler - https://bsky.app/profile/aimod.social (Can warn you if a post is AI, or if someone uses AI images)
Profile Labeler - https://bsky.app/profile/profile-la.....bossett.social (Can warn you if an account is new, among other things.)
Transphobia Labeler - https://bsky.app/profile/asukafield.xyz
Hope this helps out!
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You shall always be a part of our grand cosmos.
Rest in peace, our beloved Spoozy.
🤍12/17/83 - 01/23/22🤍
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I also found these two lists of toxic transphobes/enbyphobes/TERFs for all to mass-block and avoid:
Asuka's Anti-Transphobia Field: https://bsky.app/profile/asukafield.xyz
British Bigotry: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hz...../3l2lyvtks442a