I just joined Mastodon and am still wandering around, trying to get a sense of the place.

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@rufustheduck Welcome! You can't go wrong on Mastodon with cat photos (with alt text, as you've done). Glad to hear you'll be sharing more of them.

@MadAsAHatter @rufustheduck

I've been here forever and never had a post get that many boosts, but I don't have a cat. He follows 40 people and you follow 2. My recommendation is to follow a lot more people than you would on a service with algos and boost a lot. But maybe I'm doing it wrong. Also give us an #introductions post to boost. Most are very willing to do that here.

@rufustheduck hi Rufus! Welcome to Mastodon - we like sleepy cats over here. Follow lots or people!

@anne @fromjason thank you for sharing this. I just read through and it's very interesting. I also came here looking for something different - maybe that's why this place has had such an immediate positive effect on me. I have a lot to learn about it, but I'm looking forward to doing so

@MadAsAHatter @rufustheduck I think the level of engagement with new posters is driven by what they have in their profile - I know I don't follow back anyone who hasn't filled in at least some basic information so I know what to expect from them in my timeline.

It is *very* different here to other social media platforms: when I started, I followed everyone who posted anything vaguely interesting, then whittled down my follow list once I'd work out what I wanted (and yes, cat pictures featured in that list: send them!)

@cherylgk thank you. Happy new year to you too

@jeridansky I have approximately a billion pictures of my two cats, so I'll probably share a couple

@IPngNetworks thank you - I'm following everyone!

@MintSpies I'm doing much the same

@rufustheduck Sounds like a typical cat owner! I must have half a billion photos of my cat, Tennessee.

@rufustheduck @lina You just joined, but you're already a pro! :3

@rufustheduck I will never ever understand how cats can just... sleep in positions like this and not wake up in pain...

@rufustheduck you showed up and immediately used the best move in a game. I feel like you know ball already.

@rufustheduck Quack walk ah-hahaHA and to we’re up

@rufustheduck Pictures of pets are a good way to get views and likes.