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   FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 01:45:09 JST FediTips has moved!

   Do you want to see more posts about interesting topics in your Home timeline? And do you want your own posts to be noticed by others?

   Here's how to do both these things:

   1. Search for a hashtag you're interested in
   2. On the results page, click the + or Follow button in the top right corner
   3. Posts with that tag will start appearing in your Home timeline
   4. Follow lots more tags
   5. Include hashtags in your own posts, tag followers will then see your posts

   More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

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     • Paul

     @paulcox

     No, but I think they are going to introduce hashtag following in Lists so you could have separate timelines for different tags.

     Also, if there's a profilic account spamming a tag you can mute or block it.

     An alternative approach if you're on a desktop computer is to use the Advanced web interface which lets you pin multiple tags in separate columns:

     https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/

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     Paul (paulcox@toot.wales)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 01:49:43 JST Paul

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     @feditips is there a feature planned to rate limit hashtags at all? e.g. show me 1 in every 10 posts from a hashtag. Some can take over the timeline

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     bluecanary3 (bluecanary3@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 01:51:18 JST bluecanary3

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     @feditips I started following several hashtags but the posts I was getting were in German and not English. Is this because of the server I chose or because the users of that hashtag just happen to be German speakers?

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     • bluecanary3

     @bluecanary3

     I'm not sure, it depends on whether the German speakers were choosing the correct posting langauge in their preferences.

     If they are on a server where English is the default language, they may have not changed it to German.

     Don't be afraid to mute accounts if they are showing you irrelevant content. If you're nervous doing so, you can use a timed mute instead of a permanent one.

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     orange slice 🍊 (gothiccgamer@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 01:55:07 JST orange slice 🍊

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     @feditips I don't have a follow or + button when I search up hashtags it's just the hashtag at the top and all the results underneath

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     • orange slice 🍊

     @gothiccgamer

     Are you on the official Mastodon app? That doesn't have a follow button yet.

     If so, I'd strongly recommend switching to the third party apps Tusky or Fedilab.

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     Shaula Walko (shaulawalko@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 01:56:13 JST Shaula Walko

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     • Paul

     @feditips @paulcox
     I would love to be able to make lists of my hashtags.

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     • Paul
     • Shaula Walko

     @shaulawalko @paulcox

     You can already do that on the Advanced interface but it only works on large screens like computers or tablets in horizontal mode.

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     ridp@mastodon.social's status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 02:12:21 JST ridp

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     @feditips Is search logic different between Mastodon instances? I find that the infosec.exchange search yields more (and usually better) results than the one on mastodon.social. Makes quite a difference in the early stages as I'm looking for people to follow and content to interact with.

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     • ridp

     @ridp

     Yeah. There is no central server for searches, your search results depend on which parts of the Fediverse your server sees.

     It sounds like infosec.exchange has connections that are more relevant to your searches than mastodon.social, and it's one reason why it's good to join a server that matches your interests.

     If you want a detailed explanation, here's a list of how a server "sees" the Fediverse:

     https://fedi.tips/which-posts-and-accounts-can-i-see-from-my-server/

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     • ridp

     @ridp

     p.s. You can bypasss the search logic completely if you use Groups for discussions instead of hashtags.

     All posts on group accounts are actively pushed to every server that has at least one subscriber:

     https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/

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     • Baritone Enjoyer

     @DropASharpFTW

     Yeah, the official Android Mastodon app doesn't have this.

     I would strongly advise switching to Tusky or Fedilab instead, or alternatively you can do the tag following by logging onto your server's website.

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     Baritone Enjoyer (dropasharpftw@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 02:50:27 JST Baritone Enjoyer

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     @feditips the mastodon app on Google play doesn't seem to have this feature. At least, I don't see a way to do this as you've described.

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     • UhBell 🔔

     @UhBell

     Are you using the Android official Mastodon app?

     It doesn't support hashtag following yet. I would strongly advise using Tusky or Fedilab instead.

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     UhBell 🔔 (uhbell@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:23:45 JST UhBell 🔔

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     @feditips where is the "+" button?

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     Staid Winnow (staidwinnow@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:24:39 JST Staid Winnow

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     @feditips

     Is there a way to get rid of the members of the People group under the # option?

     I do not follow them, I interact with 1-2 of them, far less than I do with others.

     I hear there is no algorithm that decides that membership but they all have large follows to following ratios.

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     • Staid Winnow

     @staidwinnow

     I'm not sure what you mean?

     Do you have a screenshot you could post?

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     • MonkeyLord

     @MonkeyLord

     You can do this if you're using a computer, there's an Advanced website mode where you can add lots of separate columns with each column containing multiple hashtags. Here's how to activate it:

     https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/

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     MonkeyLord (monkeylord@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:27:27 JST MonkeyLord

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     @feditips I only wish I could have separate feeds for hashtags and people

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     p.s. The official Mastodon Android app does not have hashtag following. If you're using Android, I would strongly advise using the third party apps Tusky or Fedilab instead, which do support hashtag following and have a lot more features besides.

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     Marc Ochsner (mochsner@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:36:30 JST Marc Ochsner

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     @feditips I've tried fedilab a couple times, and it definitely has more features, but... something about the notification system on it could use improvement, I think. Maybe the 'read' part of notifications was a bit buggy for me? Idk.

     Also, local repost counts would be nice. Its extra effort for the servers, but even if incomplete it is a very useful signal.

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     The Actual Brian (theactualbrian@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:38:26 JST The Actual Brian

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     @feditips

     If you want the general public to come to Mastodon, that official app needs to give them everything they want without any effort on their end.

     Maybe start them in the Federated feed as well.

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     • The Actual Brian

     @TheActualBrian

     Having everyone using an official app tends to concentrate power in one place, which makes that one place vulnerable to Musk-type takeovers.

     It's safer for the long term sustainability of this place that we use third party apps. Mastodon used to be 100% third party apps, the official app was only released last year.

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     • Staid Winnow

     @staidwinnow

     Ahhh...

     Yeah, that's not hashtags as such, though the # symbol is used for that section of the website.

     Those are picked either manually by the server admin and/or by how many people are following them.

     I've never found the "People" tab to be useful, to be honest. I would just ignore it.

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     Staid Winnow (staidwinnow@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:40:00 JST Staid Winnow

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     • Laffy

     @feditips

     Sure. Here is the first part.

     How are these picked for me?

     Edit: Added one more. I interact with @GottaLaff a lot, but she's not at the top.

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     • Giulia

     @giulia2575

     No, it's just on iPhone/iPad.

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     @feditips Does Ice Cubes work on Android?

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     • Marc Ochsner

     @mochsner

     Ping @apps, some more feedback for you :)

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     • Staid Winnow

     @staidwinnow

     There are many better ways of finding people to follow:

     https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

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     Staid Winnow (staidwinnow@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:43:19 JST Staid Winnow

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     @feditips

     Oh, I do. I tried seeing if some of the "recommendations" were hot, though.

     Was just curious, that's all.

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     lazlo/trec (trecccst@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 03:49:35 JST lazlo/trec

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     @feditips hashtag following works on the official ios app right?

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     • lazlo/trec

     @trecccst

     Yes it does.

     Click "Follow" on a hashtag search results page to follow that tag.

     To see which tags you're already following, go to your profile page and click the # button at the top.

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     The Actual Brian (theactualbrian@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 04:26:15 JST The Actual Brian

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     @feditips

     This is true, but if Mastodon wants to grow being niche, you need the general public, and they're not techs.

     The standard for a UI is "Don't make me think," because if most people have to stop and think to use it, they won't start again.

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     • The Actual Brian

     @TheActualBrian

     It's about sustainable growth.

     There's no point in unsustainable growth, it will just end up in a dumpster fire as we can see on Twitter right now.

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     Edelruth In The Wrong Timeline (edelruth@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 04:50:59 JST Edelruth In The Wrong Timeline

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     @feditips

     Will the hashtag follow become available in the Mastodon app anytime soon do you think/know?

     Since a huge update was just released, I'm thinking not, but I would love to have it without having to learn some other app.

     Old folk don't like change.

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     • Edelruth In The Wrong Timeline

     @Edelruth

     If you switch to Tusky, I think you'll find it very easy to use. It's one of the apps that Mastodon officially recommended before they had an actual official app.

     Having said that, the Mastodon roadmap does include putting hashtag following on the official Android app. It's already on the iPhone app.

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     • Landsil

     @Landsil

     #Caturday is consistently one of the top tags on here :blobcat:

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     Landsil (landsil@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 06:46:47 JST Landsil

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     @feditips But for the love of god don't follow any cat hashtags, you will never find anything ever again as your timeline is drowning under the glorious flood.

     No, wait, I meant "do", it's great.

     #catsofmastodon

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Hermit the Frog

     @Jiriki @TheActualBrian

     You can follow hashtags on Tusky by searching for a tag, then clicking the + icon at the top of the screen. It's got a little silhouette of a person next to it.

     You can't add people to lists without following them. It is on the roadmap, but it hasn't been done yet.

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     Hermit the Frog (jiriki@wandering.shop)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 06:49:15 JST Hermit the Frog

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     • The Actual Brian

     @feditips @TheActualBrian
     I haven't found how to follow hashtags though, and I'm using Tusky.

     Would also love to add accounts to lists without having to follow them, which someone said was possible, but...

     :(

     #PleaseHelp

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     The Actual Brian (theactualbrian@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 08:49:17 JST The Actual Brian

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     • Tearcell Games

     @Tearcell @feditips

     Right? I did the same thing. Had no clue why nothing was changing, ever.

     They're not invested in building a new concept in distributed social media is whatever nerdy people, like us, find interesting.

     They want social media that isn't hostile or toxic or whatever they're running away from.

     You get one chance to make that first impression and if they're staring at a dead timeline because they're on local and some tiny server, they'll leave.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games

     @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     "They're not invested in building a new concept in distributed social media is whatever nerdy people, like us, find interesting.

     They want social media that isn't hostile or toxic or whatever they're running away from."

     This is the problem, you're treating these as two unrelated things, when in reality they are the same thing.

     The reason this place is less toxic is because it is on many servers, and because it has various anti-addictive features.

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     • Tearcell Games

     @Tearcell
     @feditips

     When I was using the Mastodon app, there was no way to switch.
     Little to nothing was happening.
     I was also on rando server.

     Once I switched servers and got Fedilab, I have control, but I needed to have knowledge about how the back end works.
     A vast majority of people don't know, don't care, and won't enjoy themselves if it looks like no one is saying anything because their in their local, random server.

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     • The Actual Brian

     @TheActualBrian @feditips see it's crazy! I joined a big server, but didn't get the whole local/federated thing at all.

     Like people kept saying about my games original tutorial... 'this sucks and why should I care anymore'

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     • The Actual Brian

     @TheActualBrian @feditips Pre-fed-feed is sooooo important. It wasn't until I started just following people randomly that this place got fun.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games

     @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     Even small things like the colour of the alert icons being light blue on dark blue is designed to lessen the artificial alertness of the red dots you see on most social networks.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games

     @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     The Fediverse structure means vulnerable groups can own their own servers, it costs about $10 a month for a five person server or $100 for a 2000 person server, with all tech stuff done by the hosting company.

     They can set their own rules, and block other servers they consider hostile or abusive. It's giving them the power instead of leaving it up to some billionaire to say stupid things like "cis gender is a slur".

     Actual power here is with ordinary people.

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     • OddOpinions5

     @failedLyndonLaRouchite

     If there are people spamming or misusing a hashtag, mute or block as much as possible. It is fine to mute or block, it isn't seen as a personal insult on here.

     On most tags there shouldn't be a problems anyway (for example #Mosstodon, #BreadPosting, #Lichensubscribe etc are wonderful), but obviously tags related to controversial things will attract more problematic posts.

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     @feditips
     so I follow #SCOTUS and it is a disaster
     100s of toots, all the same, written by people with zero legal expertise, about the prostitutes on the supreme court

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Hermit the Frog

     @Jiriki @TheActualBrian

     Lists of unfollowed users (or muted users) is a popular request:

     https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/6982

     I think the original concern was about trolls using lists to share target, which happened on Twitter, where people were being added to lists without their knowledge. This was why the following requirement was brought in, to give people control over who can list them.

     The solution suggested is to still require following, but you would be able to mute them on your Home timeline.

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     • The Actual Brian

     @feditips @TheActualBrian thank you, for some reason that little person didn't show up any of the previous times I tried. Probably me.

     Oh okay, I thought the list thing maybe was something that could only be done on a computer and not on my phone.

     That would be so great though, sometimes the news just gets to be too much and it's nice to have the option to read or don't read.

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     zecuse (zecuse@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 10:47:48 JST zecuse

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     @feditips After coming back here I've seen I can add a single hashtag as a column and then add additional hashtags to that column as a way to create a pseudolist of hashtags. It's not saved as a list, but it appears to act as such. This doesn't seem to translate to 3rd party apps (I tested with #Tusky).

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     • zecuse

     @zecuse

     I think you're using Mastodon's advanced mode with its pinned tags.

     That's a totally separate system from hashtag following.

     If you've been away a long while, it may be that you are seeing the advanced mode by default. Multicolumn was replaced with a simpler single column interface as default, with multicolumn made an optional mode.

     You can switch modes by going to Preferences > Enable advanced web interface, tick/untick to activate/deactivate, click Save Changes

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     • zecuse

     @zecuse

     If you follow hashtags in single column, they are all grouped into your Home timeline.

     Pinned tags and followed tags work totally separately, as pinned were there a long time before following was introduced.

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     zecuse (zecuse@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 22:04:56 JST zecuse

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     @feditips Yes, I'm using the advanced mode with multiple columns. I very much prefer the multi instead of single (on desktop). It's also the only way I've found so far that groups multiple hashtags together in a single column instead of switching between one for each. Switching would be a pain for hashtags such as #3dprint, #3dprinting, and #3dprinted which all give different results for the exact same topic.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games

     @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     "Maybe many, smaller servers makes moderation easier, but it does not, inherently, create a better place."

     In my experience it does. Having human moderators you can actually talk to directly is far better than massive billion-person networks with unreachable robots making inexplicable decisions.

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     • Tearcell Games

     @feditips @Tearcell

     No.

     Moderation. That's why. Moderation is why.

     Maybe many, smaller servers makes moderation easier, but it does not, inherently, create a better place.

     Also, I'M not treating anything like anything.
     I'm talking about the perception of average people.

     You're getting lost in the weeds.
     Trying to find technical "arguments" just to oppose me at this point.

     Simple. If you want a mass audience, build for the masses, or remain small and insignificant.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games

     @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     "They need to be in the open, treated like they're normal, because they are."

     I think it's up to vulnerable groups to say what they need. My point is that this place gives them options which do not exist on Twitter, Facebook etc.

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     • Tearcell Games

     @feditips @Tearcell

     If. They're. Also. Technical.
     If. They. Want. To. Hide.

     FFS, division isn't what "vulnerable groups" need or want.
     They need to be in the open, treated like they're normal, because they are.

     Being able to build a bubble and hide is exactly what those billionaire run ones are about.

     Yes, federation is a good idea.
     It's not the solution to all of life's problems and there are realities you can't ignore.

     You'll never be main stream if you don't build for everyone.

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     • zecuse

     @zecuse

     Fair enough! All good points.

     Sorry, didn't mean to patronise!

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     zecuse (zecuse@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jul-2023 23:32:11 JST zecuse

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     @feditips I'm aware of that. I just want my Home TL to remain usuable for as long as possible while I still have a managably small number of followed things.

     After I've followed 100+ accounts and multiple dozen hashtags, I'll have to filter things out with lists because the Home TL will become too populated to try and find what I want.

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     さよなら皆さん (sayonaraminasan@urusai.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jul-2023 01:36:26 JST さよなら皆さん

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games

     @feditips @TheActualBrian @Tearcell anti-addictive features such as what? New here.

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     • The Actual Brian
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     • さよなら皆さん

     @sayonaraminasan @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     For example, at least on the web version, you cannot see how many replies a post has, it says either 0, 1 or 1+. The alert signs aren't red. There's no algorithm constantly feeding you new things to provoke you into an instant response.

     Some platform on here hide the number of followers, to prevent clout-chasing.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games

     @feditips @TheActualBrian @Tearcell Yeah that last sentence is probably the biggest one there. Have yet to see that but pretty good idea all told.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games
     • さよなら皆さん

     @sayonaraminasan @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     Those aren't the only things, just my brain isn't functioning right now 😁

     There are additional safety features too such as hashtag searching instead of full text searching, it means people opt into discussions by including hashtags and it's harder for "reply guys" to strike on random people.

     Also Lists require you to follow people on them, so that you can stop people adding you to lists by blocking them.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games
     • さよなら皆さん

     @sayonaraminasan @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     Most of the features that people find complicated here are for safety or anti-addiction purposes.

     The biggest safety feature is being spread out on many servers, there are many reasons for it: https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers/

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Tearcell Games
     • さよなら皆さん

     @sayonaraminasan @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     Oh yeah, another anti-addiction thing: you can't see post stats when browsing a feed. This means you're judging posts by their content, not by the numbers under them.

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     The Actual Brian (theactualbrian@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jul-2023 07:15:14 JST The Actual Brian

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     • Tearcell Games

     @feditips @Tearcell

     "In my experience it does. Having human moderators on small servers that you can actually talk to directly is far better than massive billion-person servers with unreachable robots making inexplicable decisions."

     Thanks for agreeing with me!

     Like I said, it's not the federation of the server size, IT'S THE MODERATION.

     Twitter could do the same if:

     They wanted to
     They hired enough people

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     • Tearcell Games

     @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     On a grassroots level, where each server is small, the people who run it are more invested and have more direct control over it. That in itself provides better quality.

     Twitter can't do the same because it's a vast corporation whose job is to make money for its shareholders. It doesn't care about anything else.

     If you want a real world example, who is more committed: a small family that own a restaurant, or some random people at a random branch of McDonalds?

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     @TheActualBrian @Tearcell

     Also the numbers just don't add up for large servers. The average server on here has about 500-1000 people. Let's say 1000.

     Even if they had just one moderator, that's a ratio of 1:1000 staff per user.

     Twitter has about 300 million users, so to get a ratio of 1:1000 they would need to employ 300,000 moderators. Depening on who you ask, the actual number of total staff at Twitter is 2000 to 7000, and only a small fraction will be moderators. That's why they use algo.

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     • Lorrie W 🇺🇦

     @LorrieW

     Yes, you can follow hashtags elsewhere and they will show up in your Home feed on all your other apps, even the ones that don't support following.

     It's because the tag following data is stored on your server rather than in the app.

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     Pensive™️ (pensivetm@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 02:23:35 JST Pensive™️

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     @feditips
     My iPad doesn’t seem to have this option.

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     • Pensive™️

     @PensiveTM

     You have to choose a particular hashtag in order to see the follow option for it.

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     Fedilab Apps (apps@toot.fedilab.app)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jul-2023 01:33:41 JST Fedilab Apps

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     • Marc Ochsner

     @feditips
     @mochsner
     You can enable counters in settings, also the read part can be customized:
     Colors, remove the left margin, change the layout, etc.

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     • The Actual Brian
     • Megan Thomas

     @TheActualBrian @MeganThomasPA

     Could you please stop being so nasty in my thread?

     People have very patiently tried to discuss these topics with you in a calm way, and you're consistently replying in a very angry and hostile way.

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     The Actual Brian (theactualbrian@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 07:19:44 JST The Actual Brian

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     • Megan Thomas

     @MeganThomasPA @feditips

     0.o

     That doesn't even begin to describe how it works.

     That has zero to do with what I'm saying.

     It looks like the Cult of the Open Source (No corporations allowed!!!) has made its choice and missed their one shot.

     If/When Meta decides to federate, hide in obscurity or allow yourselves to join a larger world without giving up your data.

     Your choice.

     It's a pity so many are too scared to see that.

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     Megan Thomas (meganthomaspa@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 07:19:54 JST Megan Thomas

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     • The Actual Brian

     @TheActualBrian @feditips I saw someone on here compare Mastodon to email (I'm sorry I don't remember who!). Instances are just like the email provider you use (Gmail, Yahoo, etc). They're different and have their own rules but they all communicate together. I thought that made a lot of sense and helped to simplify the concept for me.

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     Ryan Hamel (mrhamel@calckey.club)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 10:46:13 JST Ryan Hamel

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     @feditips@mstdn.social The pot calling the kettle black since the app change was made. Yes the federation is important, but time after time the community has mentioned that "normies" need a lower barrier to entry, and Threads will be that gateway, for my friends, family, colleagues, classmates, etc.

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     • Ryan Hamel

     @mrhamel

     It's not a gateway, it's just another centralised social network owned by Meta/Facebook. You will not be able to move off Threads to another server.

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     Ryan Hamel (mrhamel@calckey.club)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 10:59:19 JST Ryan Hamel

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     @feditips@mstdn.social
     
     Definitions for "gateway":an opening that can be closed by a gate.a means of access or entry to a placeBy that definition, Threads will be a gateway into ActivityPub. Remember that just because ActivityPub is open, does not mean each server and client software has to implement every single feature or be compatible with each other.

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     • Ryan Hamel

     @mrhamel

     This place isn't ActivityPub, this is the Fediverse.

     The idea of this place isn't to promote a specific protocol, it's to have a decentralised social network.

     All that Threads will do is drive people onto Meta and keep them there, and centralise as much as possible. It's the opposite of what this place is supposed to be about.

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     • Ryan Hamel

     @mrhamel

     Yes you technically can, and then others can block you for trying to centralise a decentralised network that thousands of people have built without compensation.

     Swooping in and taking advantage of other people's effort is not very nice.

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     Ryan Hamel (mrhamel@calckey.club)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jul-2023 11:15:40 JST Ryan Hamel

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     @feditips@mstdn.social Every instance is allowed to do that dude. I can make a mobile app that exclusively interfaces with my CalcKey instance, and expose the features I deem appropriate. There's no governing body saying how the Fediverse has to function, and if the Fediverse thrives like centralized email providers and SMTP. If that's the way the ecosystem goes, then so be it, that's the freedom of this ecosystem.