@AstroKatie @hollie that's unfortunate. Hashtags help spread information and stuff that gets "engagement" across the fediverse usually shows up under the # feed. I have seen a bunch of creators run AB tests between the same content on both current Twitter and Mastodon who have found good results here, but that is anecdotal.

@AstroKatie that's too bad, because the more time I have spent over here, the more I have enjoyed it. It is a much calmer experience.

@Ailantd that's a good point. We have a big roll of white butcher block paper. I'm going to do that soon. Thanks for the idea!

@Ailantd we don't eat in restaurants at this point as one of my daughters has medical conditions that make her susceptible to covid. Just take out for now.

@Ailantd I miss drawing on restaurant paper. I used to leave elaborate cartoons of monsters shoving everything in sight into their mouths.

@JacksonBates not only that, but some instances are wildly diverse (and wonderfully strange) places. I heard about dolphin.town yesterday where you are only allowed to post using the letter "e". So, every post looks like it is being written by dolphins...

Eeee ee eeeee. Eeeeeeee! Eeee, eeeeeee eeee eeeee.

The instance admin reported that even that niche instance has seen a noticeable increase in interest and activity in the last week.