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   Debs Ní Ifearnáin (debs@mastodon.ie)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 03:04:23 JST Debs Ní Ifearnáin

   I think it’s maybe because it’s harder to find instantaneous engaging content here and it ends up feeling like it’s a little bit too much work to be here. While ‘over there’ the algorithm, which is pretty awful right now, but when it did work helped provide the content that was very engaging to me as a user. Just thinking out loud…

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     Patrick O'Beirne (patrickobeirne@mastodon.ie)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 03:03:55 JST Patrick O'Beirne

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     @Debs it's hard to find ANYTHING on #Mastodon because of a policy of no #search except #hashtags. All you can do is set filters (or is that notifications? I forget) for keywords of interest to you and hope that some post gets caught by them like flies in a cobweb.
     Follow anybody who posts anything interesting.
     Follow @feditips for posts collecting servers or users with common themes and one might be yours. http://fedi.tips

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     FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 03:04:24 JST FediTips has moved!

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     • Patrick O'Beirne
     • Fedi.Garden ?

     @PatrickOBeirne @Debs

     There are lots of ways of discovering interesting accounts to follow, there's a guide here: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

     " for posts collecting servers or users with common themes and one might be yours"

     I think you mean my other accounts @FediFollows (for recommended follows) and @FediGarden (for recommended servers)?

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     Leigh Silvester (leighms@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 03:05:10 JST Leigh Silvester

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     • Patrick O'Beirne

     @PatrickOBeirne @Debs @feditips
     I'm confused.
     I have a search button, just clicked and searched using the word 'search' and got the following...

     It's not a sophisticated search system. Possibly varies between instance.

     This is with Mastodon App.

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     FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 03:05:10 JST FediTips has moved!

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     • Leigh Silvester

     @leighms @PatrickOBeirne @Debs

     If you search by keyword, it usually shows posts you have liked or written yourself.

     However, this system seems to be somewhat flaky :/

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     Leigh Silvester (leighms@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 03:18:44 JST Leigh Silvester

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     • Patrick O'Beirne

     @feditips @PatrickOBeirne @Debs
     Just checked and you're right.
     Explains discrepancy between what Patrick and myself saw.

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     FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 03:18:44 JST FediTips has moved!

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     • Patrick O'Beirne
     • Leigh Silvester

     @leighms @PatrickOBeirne @Debs

     By the way, the reason only hashtags are allowed in searches is largely a safety feature, it's to make it harder for trolls to find victims.

     By using hashtags, people are opting into their posts being discovered for certain topics.

     Not everyone agrees with this approach as it does make it more difficult for new people who are used to general text searches.