Fediverse groups are really useful accounts to follow. They are sort of "super hashtags" as their posts reach everyone who follows the group, no matter what server they are on. You can find out more at:
➡️ fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on…
They aren't like groups on other platforms, it's better to think of them as hashtags that federate more effectively.
Follow a group to see its discussions in your timelines, mention a group to post to it. (It's like old-style email discussion lists.)
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Schmaker
in reply to Fedi.Tips 🎄 • •I don't think gup.pe is the way to go in terms of having groups in #Fediverse
Much better is anything #Lemmy (or similar) based or #Friendica approach with expected moderation and such stuff.
I don't think random bot-created account doing only reshares is future- and spambot-proof
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Fedi.Tips 🎄
in reply to I Thought I Saw A 2 • • •They are not the same thing or the same purpose as Reddit-like groups. Their function and intention is very different.
That's why I think Guppe-style groups should be regarded as super-hashtags because that better describes their function.
if you see bad content on a hashtag you report it, and the same goes for bad content on Guppe-style groups.
This is discussed in the guide at fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on…
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in reply to I Thought I Saw A 2 • • •@I Thought I Saw A 2 they're different services. Naturally, to those accustomed to Friendica groups, Lemmy communities, or NodeBB categories, gup.pe groups may seem very primitive. Yet the added value of gup.pe is that any Mastodon user can create a group to share their interests with other contacts.
Abusers can always be blocked by the individual user or reported to their instance administrator.
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