Copy/pasted from @HedgeMage : Let's play a game, to help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.
My list:
@juliansimpson @HedgeMage or you could just put those words in your profile?
@rateldajer @juliansimpson Profile searches across instances don't seem to work, and this is a fun way to get chatter going that newbies are likely to see.
@HedgeMage @juliansimpson good point
@juliansimpson @HedgeMage I'm testing it and in fact I was completely wrong. search doesn't search profile text either, only the name or hashtags on your local instance. Although, that includes any toots pulled on to your instance from others because people follow those users. So some people outside your instance can search and find you by hashtag posts.
@rateldajer @juliansimpson Aha! That's good to know. Thank you for correcting my understanding as well.
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