Fedi.Tips@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
@HistoPol@mastodon.social
There is already a system on Mastodon that does auto-detect your language.
If you use the website interface and type in the wrong language, the language indicator lights up and clicking it suggests which setting you should be using.
The problem with autodetection is that it's unreliable for very short messages, which are very common on microblogging platforms like Mastodon. That's why Mastodon doesn't just have autodetection overruling the user's settings.
Piko Starsider :verified_paw:@starsider@valenciapa.ws
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services @HistoPol@mastodon.social IMHO it should have autodetection ON by default, but it should also be smarter: very short messages should use the context of the conversation, otherwise use the language of the last post.