Fedi.TipsIs your Mastodon timeline too empty or too full? Are you seeing stuff you don't want to, and missing stuff you do want to see? Is your timeline overwhelmed by someone who shares too many posts?
These and lots more timeline problems are solved in the "How to customise your Mastodon timeline" guide:
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️ https://fedi.tips/does-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-use-algorithms-does-it-start-pushing-stuff-at-me-based-on-my-interactions
#FediTips #Mastodon
Bettina Deutelmoser (sie/ihr)@FediTips@social.growyourown.services What I miss, and I might have mentioned it before: I would like to get notified about boosts an account where I have activated the bell does. But I fear that's something that has to be solved on the programming site, so not really anything for here. I would just like to have to option to turn on notifications for posts or for posts and boosts by an account. 🤷🏻♀️
thehighseas@FediTips@social.growyourown.services lists are a feature I needed but didn't know existed, thanks!
Elisabeth M@FediTips@social.growyourown.services you are an important part of the fediverse! You are dare I say core to its success. Much appreciation for all you do
Move forward or die!@FediTips@social.growyourown.services your work is very much appreciated. Sorry you are being harassed. I frankly think that Mastodon is potentially one of the key means to avoid social media armageddon.
Avoiding Algorithmic Addiction is the key to regaining sanity…
Fedi.Tipsp.s. Good grief. I'm trying to help people use this place and just got accused of "disinformation" and "causing harm" because they didn't like the way I used the word algorithm in the guide.
Can we please chill out and be a bit more friendly? The Fedi relies on volunteers helping each other and making suggestions in a constructive way.
If I've done something wrong it is brilliant if you point it out, most of the guides rely on people correcting me. But there is no need for personal attacks.
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
I'd like to be able to follow hashtags without seeing posts in languages I don't understand that also use those hashtags.
#Mastodon language settings don't help with that & after having a timeline 30-35% in languages I don't know, I've ended up muting hundreds (maybe thousands now) of accounts.
In fact, I've started looking at my alt account's timeline (exquisite.social) first because Mastodon's lack of hashtag migration means my timeline there is only people I follow, & only afterwards going to my original account (ohai.social) that includes followed hashtag posts.
#MastodonHelp
leberschnitzel@FediTips@social.growyourown.services I really would like to hide "self boosts" from people, but there doesn't seem to be an option for that on base mastodon 😪
Fedi.Tips@klu9@exquisite.social
Are you sure you've selected the option to filter languages, rather than just setting your own interface language? (More info at https://fedi.tips/setting-your-language-preferences-on-mastodon-and-filtering-out-posts-in-other-languages )
The language filter should help at least somewhat, but by definition you won't notice the posts it is successfully hiding.
There is also an automatic language detector, and it tells people when they've got the wrong post language setting, but it's not reliable for short posts so that's why it doesn't override the person's setting.
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Yes, I've set the "Filter" languages, not just "Interface" language.
(Preferences > Other > Public Timelines > Filter languages)
And many of the posts in undesired languages (in my case, 95% German) have been quite long, hundreds of characters.
I wonder if following a hashtag trumps/bypasses the language filter.
#Mastodon #MastodonHelp
Timo@FediTips@social.growyourown.services thanks for your posts. I've referred your material to new users multiple times. Thanks again.
Shaula Evans@FediTips@social.growyourown.services I appreciate so much all the work you put in to make people feel welcome here and help them find their way. Thank you.
Fedi.Tipsp.p.s. Thank you so much for all the supportive replies! 🙏
It is very motivating if these guides are helping you 😊
Also, thank you to people who disagree with what I write but do so without personal remarks or accusations. Very grateful for you taking the time to make suggestions or corrections or alternative viewpoints.
Prof. Rachel Thorn 🍉
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I just want you to know that I really appreciate what you do here. You've been a big help to me, and judging by how often I see your posts boosted, I am not the only one who feels that way!♥
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MarjorieR@FediTips@social.growyourown.services you are not wrong. Unfortunately there are ignorant people even in the #Fediverse who it seems are quicker to display their ignorance by attacking you rather than expanding their horizons and learning new things.
Jules she/her@FediTips@social.growyourown.services thank you for everything you do. You've probably done more to help more people understand the Fediverse than anyone else out there (and probably more to help the world in general than the person criticising you)
Jeff Grigg@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Technically, showing exactly the posts and boosts of those you've followed, in chronological order, with no filtering, adjustments, or heuristics *is an algorithm.*
Even when it is not the kind of "algorithm" used and criticized by the mainstream sites we criticize.
Our words are often ambiguous. We often need to clarify what we mean by them.
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And hey; I appreciate your good work!
I think many do. 💕
William B Peckham@FediTips@social.growyourown.services personally, I did not see your use of terms as being problematic. I don't know what they're on about.
Da_Gut@FediTips@social.growyourown.services a cooking recipe is an algorithm.
But people are freaking weird about that word
You do good work, dude.
I would say “unleash your troll army!” but that’s just a flashback to my years ago Twitter days
Gilles DePemig :TwinPines:@FediTips@social.growyourown.services I just wanna say: your tips are great. (probably not perfect) Thanks!
FinchHaven sfba@klu9@exquisite.social
I've been puzzled by the translation (or lack of it) issue also
Here the key may be "Public timelines"
As I understand, this will not translate anything in your Home feed
Which is where I want auto-translation the most
cc @FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Fedi.Tips@klu9@exquisite.social
Hmm... in that case, I'm not sure what else could be done directly there 🤔
One workaround might be to use the "filters" feature to try to filter out posts containing German word(s) that appear in the posts you don't want to see ( https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon ).
About the long posts, some interfaces and apps shorten them automatically with a "read more" link. Are you seeing the posts full length?
Adrian Riskin 🇵🇸
🍉@klu9@exquisite.social @FediTips@social.growyourown.services
The language filter acts on the language the post is set to rather than the language it's actually written in. People posting in multiple languages may have their default language set to English, which the filter won't catch no matter what language the post is written in.
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Re filters, thanks, I might try that workaround. Hopefully, it'll save me muting a few hundred more accounts.
Re display of long posts in undesired languages, my timeline has had both: long posts shown complete & long with Read More.
Fedi.Tips@klu9@exquisite.social
Weird! Is it doing the "read more" when it goes over a certain length, or is it just random?
If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to view Mastodon?
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Re filters, thanks, I might try that workaround. Hopefully, it'll save me muting a few hundred more accounts.
Re display of long posts in undesired languages, my timeline has had both: long posts shown complete & long with Read More.
Fedi.Tips@klu9@exquisite.social
Weird! Is it doing the "read more" when it goes over a certain length, or is it just random?
If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to view Mastodon?
Fedi.Tips@klu9@exquisite.social
Weird! Is it doing the "read more" when it goes over a certain length, or is it just random?
If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to view Mastodon?
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Re Read more, maybe it depends on source platform (Mastodon with high limit, Sharkey, Piefed etc.)
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Mainly web interface in Zen Browser (Firefox mod).
Occasionally, Android phone app, previously Moshidon (where I'd also see posts in German etc), now trying out both official Mastodon app & Tusky.
Fedi.Tips@klu9@exquisite.social
Weird! Is it doing the "read more" when it goes over a certain length, or is it just random?
If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to view Mastodon?
Fedi.Tips@klu9@exquisite.social
Weird! Is it doing the "read more" when it goes over a certain length, or is it just random?
If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to view Mastodon?
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Re Read more, maybe it depends on source platform (Mastodon with high limit, Sharkey, Piefed etc.)
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Mainly web interface in Zen Browser (Firefox mod).
Occasionally, Android phone app, previously Moshidon (where I'd also see posts in German etc), now trying out both official Mastodon app & Tusky.
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Re Read more, maybe it depends on source platform (Mastodon with high limit, Sharkey, Piefed etc.)
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Mainly web interface in Zen Browser (Firefox mod).
Occasionally, Android phone app, previously Moshidon (where I'd also see posts in German etc), now trying out both official Mastodon app & Tusky.
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Re Read more, maybe it depends on source platform (Mastodon with high limit, Sharkey, Piefed etc.)
klu9@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Mainly web interface in Zen Browser (Firefox mod).
Occasionally, Android phone app, previously Moshidon (where I'd also see posts in German etc), now trying out both official Mastodon app & Tusky.