I have to admit it would be pretty cool if people respected me but I wouldn't know what to do that with that.

@sim idk whats @Moon doing — apparently hundreds of people are Moon Respecters

@am Hey @Moon, what is your secret to gaining respect on fedi?

@sim @am i guess trying to be thoughtful and consistent

@Moon @sim nah that can't be it, i'm not on the respect list. i bet its being Like A Rock

@am @sim i am a big rock

@Moon @sim @am Also engaging and interacting with people "outside your circle" helps.

@am @Moon Can't be it too, because I didn't see people saying they respect me on the list despite being thoughtful. Maybe it is being a big name, providing services for a long time for fedi? I mean, there is only so many slots people can include for it too.

@rain @Moon @am I think moon probably has a bigger circle in general than I do. (Also, I like your instance name.)

@sim @Moon @am Oh indeed, but it is about how you grow that circle. I am always looking for new people to follow an interact with. Sometimes by exploring other instances timelines or shoot many times just hanging out on the "Known Network".

Also thank you I decided to go by my real name on the fedi but wanted to keep it tied to my common display name.

@rain @Moon @am That's a good point. I guess that I do that less often. It depends on if I have something to contribute to a discussion. I have been trying to provide more content for other people to discover too which can bring new followers although they don't seem to interact so much with me.

Makes sense. I'd like to try melon bread some time. Not sure what the ingredients in it are though.