Fedi/masto advice, ettiquette
By participating in Mastodon etc I argue everyone has at least a little responsibility to keep the house clean, so to speak. The network and federation is about cooperation, not about competition. Community instead of social capital.
Given that, many of Mastodon's features are chosen the way they are to avoid encouraging certain behaviors like dogpiling and subtooting/passive aggression. Don't screenshot-quote people without consent. Engage constructively if at all.
Fedi/masto advice, ettiquette
I've said this many times before but Mastodon is a unique opportunity to rewrite the rules of social engagement in social media. Please give some thought to what you are posting and participating in here and we can make Mastodon so much more than "Birdsite refuge." Let's be excellent to each other by default.