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-====== Community — Mastodon, Webmentions, RSS ======
+====== Community: Mastodon, Webmentions, RSS ======
 How to find people and build an audience on the IndieWeb without algorithms.
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 ===== Mastodon =====
-Decentralized, open-source microblogging. Like an old-school Twitter without the billionaire and without the algorithm pushing outrage.
+Decentralized, open-source microblogging. Like an old-school Twitter without the algorithm pushing outrage.
   * Sign up at [[https://mastodon.social/|mastodon.social]] or [[https://indieweb.social/|indieweb.social]]
   * Find IndieWeb people at the ''#IndieWeb'' and ''#SmallWeb'' hashtags
-  * No need to build from scratch — import your follows from existing accounts
+  * No need to build from scratch: import your follows from existing accounts
-**Echofeed** — [[https://echofeed.app/|echofeed.app]] — automatically publishes new blog posts to your Mastodon account when you publish to your site. Set it up once; it runs forever.
+**Echofeed** ([[https://echofeed.app/|echofeed.app]]) automatically publishes new blog posts to your Mastodon account when you publish to your site. Set it up once; it runs forever.
 ===== RSS =====
-Let people subscribe to your site. When you publish, it shows up in their feed reader automatically. No algorithm, no engagement bait — just new posts, in order.
+Let people subscribe to your site. When you publish, it shows up in their feed reader automatically. No algorithm, no engagement bait: just new posts, in order.
   * Feed readers: [[https://netnewswire.com/|NetNewsWire]] (macOS/iOS, free), [[https://freshrss.org/|FreshRSS]] (self-hosted)
-  * Submit your site to human-curated directories — see [[indieweb:directories|Directories & Blogrolls]]
+  * Submit your site to human-curated directories: see [[indieweb:directories|Directories & Blogrolls]]
   * Your RSS feed is usually at ''/feed.xml'' or ''/rss.xml'' automatically with most platforms
 ===== Webmentions =====
-A W3C standard notification system for the IndieWeb. When someone writes a post on their own site that links to yours, their site can notify yours. You receive the mention — like a thoughtful reply, not just a button press.
+A W3C standard notification system for the IndieWeb. When someone writes a post on their own site that links to yours, their site can notify yours. You receive the mention: like a thoughtful reply, not just a button press.
-  * [[https://webmention.io/|webmention.io]] — free service to receive webmentions without setting up your own server
+  * [[https://webmention.io/|webmention.io]]: free service to receive webmentions without setting up your own server
-  * [[https://brid.gy/|Brid.gy]] — pulls in replies, likes, and reposts from Mastodon/Twitter as webmentions
+  * [[https://brid.gy/|Brid.gy]]: pulls in replies, likes, and reposts from Mastodon/Twitter as webmentions
   * Requires adding a ''<link>'' tag to your site's ''<head>'' pointing to your webmention endpoint
 ===== IndieAuth =====
-[[https://indieauth.com/|IndieAuth]] lets people use their own domain as identity — no new account, no surrendering an email to another company. Used for comment systems and Micropub clients.
+[[https://indieauth.com/|IndieAuth]] lets people use their own domain as identity: no new account, no surrendering an email to another company. Used for comment systems and Micropub clients.
 Comment on a site by entering ''yourdomain.com'' instead of an email address. Your domain is verified as belonging to you.
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 [[https://micropub.spec.indieweb.org/|Micropub]] is a W3C standard API for posting to your site from any compatible client.
-  * [[https://quill.p3k.io/|Quill]] — post from your phone or browser to your static site without touching Git or files directly
+  * [[https://quill.p3k.io/|Quill]]: post from your phone or browser to your static site without touching Git or files directly
   * Works with IndieAuth for authentication
   * Enables: quick notes, replies, check-ins, all posted to your own domain
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 ===== The Audience You Build =====
-Smaller but more engaged. These are people who chose to follow you — not people doomscrolling past your posts between ads.
+Smaller but more engaged. These are people who chose to follow you: not people doomscrolling past your posts between ads.
 The algorithm shows your posts to a small fraction of your followers anyway. On the IndieWeb, everyone who follows your RSS feed sees everything you publish.
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   * [[indieweb:getting_started|Getting Started on the IndieWeb]]
   * [[indieweb:directories|Directories & Blogrolls]]
-  * [[indieweb:principles|IndieWeb Principles — POSSE]]
+  * [[indieweb:principles|IndieWeb Principles: POSSE]]
   * [[protocols:smallweb:twtxt|twtxt]]
   * [[indieweb:status_lol_twtxt|Syncing status.lol to twtxt]]
   * [[start|Return to wiki home]]