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how do I microblog? (kbin.earth)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I currently use mbin and I like it because I like reddit-style social media, but for stuff from specific people and organizations microblog is sometimes better. I want to use the microblog part more (for example, make a post asking the Vivaldi account if there is any possibility of Vivaldi switching to a Firefox base instead of chromium. also I know it's not that easy no need to discuss that on this thread) but tbh I don't understand microblog stuff at all. in particular I want to know how I'm supposed to use @s and #s, and how I'm meant to interact with it. I know this seems kind of silly but I've never really used microblog-style social media until I got into the fediverse a couple months ago.

edit: to clarify, I am not asking how to use the microblog feature of mbin. I am asking about microblog in general.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

@unknown1234_[email protected]

First of all I think it would fit better in [email protected]
To answer your question, MBin has "microblog" tab, when you open it you can see a text field, this is where text that you wanna write goes. To mention people you write @ username @ instance.name , like I wrote at the start of this message. You also have to choose a magazine, if you're unsure you can just choose "random".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I didn't mean how to use the microblog feature, I meant how to interact with microblog content and how I should format it when I post it. also, even if the topic was how to use the feature, there is nobody in mbin meta.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are you looking for a one off? Or to start microblogging in general? If the latter, I recommend creating an account on Mastodon or one of the *keys as you'll have a much better time than using the built in bit here. While federation is great and I do cross-follow, I still have accounts here, on Sharkey, Pixelfed, etc.

If you're looking for a one off, others have answered that above.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I more mean just like how I'm meant to interact with it, I've never really used it so it's taking a little bit to wrap my head around it.