Hold up! There's a new Mayor in town. 🎩
Let me introduce the new mascot to oslo.town, skillfully crafted by Oslo-based illustrator @Linda_h@oslo.town 🧡
#mastodon #mastodadmin #illustration #oslo #oslotown #bigcatsofmastodon #mascot
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The Mayor 🏵️ of oslo.town
@themayor@oslo.town
mastodon 4.7.3I am the Mayor of Oslo... dot town. It's a lot of responsibility.
1384 Followers
671 Following
24 Posts
Joined November 12, 2019
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I put some more posters up around the city today, so if you see one, take a photo and post it on all your other social medias so your followers know whats good.
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If you signed up because you saw a poster - tusen takk!! Welcome aboard! Invite your friends. 😊
DO YOU LIKE TO CYCLE? 🚴 🚴♀️ 🚴♂️
Critical Mass is a monthly global bike protest where you hop on your bike and cycle through the city with many other cyclists to create a visual awareness of the importance of non-motorised forms of transport.
Follow @CriticalMass@oslo.town for updates from Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴
#oslo #allheimen #cycling #bikes #bicycles #sykkeltut #criticalmass #protest #norway #norge
Welcome to oslo.town! 🎉 Here are some tips for getting started:
1️⃣ Add a bio & photo to your profile. Post something and tag it #introduction 👋
2️⃣ Follow people or hashtags like #caturday or #bloomscrolling so your home feed is not empty. 🏡
3️⃣ Download the Mastodon app to your phone and sign in to your oslo.town account. Or give @ivory@tapbots.social and @MonaApp@mastodon.social a try. 📱
4️⃣ Check the 'Local' live feed to see what’s happening in #Oslo. 👀
5️⃣ Questions? Ask @themayor@oslo.town or tag #AskFedi for community replies. 🙋
💰 On Twitter, you can pay $$$ to get a blue checkmark.
✅ On oslo.town, verification is free!
To get verified, you simply add a snippet of code to your official website, then link to your official website in the "extra fields" on your profile.
In doing this, you'll see the link on your profile gets a checkmark - showing that it's the same person running the profile as it is the website.
Code snippets and more details here: https://oslo.town/settings/verification
Today is #PortfolioDay - which means if you visit said hashtag you'll see a good selection of artists, designers, photographers, illustrators, game developers and more showing off their work.
Hopefully you'll find a few new and interesting people to follow. 👀
There have been a few new members since the last shout-out, so let's welcome: @Linda_h@oslo.town, @runeab@oslo.town, @birgert@oslo.town, @carlk@oslo.town, @Ruunis@oslo.town, @ivarmh@oslo.town, @VidarB@oslo.town, @hansm@oslo.town, @bineethk@oslo.town, @hekleren@oslo.town, @Asli@oslo.town 👋
It's great if you add a profile picture and write a little bio 🖼️ and follow some hashtags that match your interests to get content in your home feed. #️⃣
Try;
🌺 #bloomscrolling
✏️ #drawing
📚 #bookstodon
🕹️ #nintendo
😱 #horrormovies
On Mastodon, you are in charge of your feed. It's up to you to curate it!
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We're now running Mastodon 4.5 which means you get new options for quoting posts. Exciting! :kakao_cheer:
Happy Monday! 📆 OR IS IT?? You tell me! :tiktok_shock:
If you are posting a Public 🌎 post on Mastodon or the Fediverse, don't forget to throw in some #hashtags for good measure.
They can be inline, or at the end of your post. Either way, it helps others discover your toots 🎺
My puppet-master @matt@oslo.town just posted the November update for oslo.town on his bloggy-wog and you can read it here:
https://coxy.co/5431/oslo-town-november-2025/
Or don't read it. Do what you want. It's your life. 🤷
Hei and welcome to our newest members: @Mariana@oslo.town, @henninglh@oslo.town, @Dani@oslo.town, @pedrogomezegana@oslo.town, @amazing_maiken@oslo.town, @sandu@oslo.town, @HanMSKaarstad@oslo.town, @abelone@oslo.town, @kraaka@oslo.town 🎉
Get started by updating your profile 🖼️ and follow some hashtags that you might be interested in, such as #oslo 🇳🇴 #allheimen 📣 #caturday 🐱 or #knitting 🧶
To access oslo.town on your mobile phone you can either sign in to the website or a #Mastodon app: https://joinmastodon.org/apps
And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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@Spence@oslo.town @MonitorLizard@oslo.town @deadstick@oslo.town @Farshad@oslo.town @abjectmusic@oslo.town @jacks@oslo.town @Pieceschessclub@oslo.town Welcome all! 👋 Thanks for signing up to oslo.town and giving it a try. 🙏
If you want a quick-start guide, check out this post: @themayor@oslo.town
Hope you stick around 😊
The final hurdle. See you all in 2026. 👋
@Melkerull@oslo.town Velkommen 👋
Here's a tip for you oslo.town'ers that want posts to reach a wider audience:
Review "Privacy and Reach" in the Settings and check the following for the ultimate discovery experience:
✅ Feature profile and posts in discovery algorithms
✅ Automatically accept new followers
✅ Include public posts in search results
✅ Include profile page in search engines
🔗 https://oslo.town/settings/privacy
This is particular useful if you are an organisation or small business who wants a very public profile.
@Marija@oslo.town Hallo 👋 Thanks for signing up 🎉
Here's some tips for getting started: @themayor@oslo.town
@Adj@oslo.town Hei 👋 Welcome aboard!
@bineethk@oslo.town Welcome aboard! Sorry about the delay in approving your membership. It's been a busy week. :dizzy_fb:
If you have any questions, fire away!
Happy Friday! 🥳
If you feel like your Home feed needs a boost of fresh content, find someone new to follow by checking out the tag #followfriday 🏷️
Or, maybe you want to recommend someone interesting to others; simply write a public toot about why they are the coolest cat you know and then tag it with #followfriday so others can find it.
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A new blog post from @matt@oslo.town which tells of a few key updates from OCTOBER 2025 about oslo.town
@cocoprestos@oslo.town Welcome 👋
If you have any questions or need help getting started, fire away!
@sanga@oslo.town 👋 Welcome aboard!