Julie GoldbergNov 6, 2022
I'm curating a #List of #journalists, but I don't know if #Mastodon will ever allow shared #Lists. As a #librarian, I'd much rather curate for a crowd than just for myself.
(Okay, this is an embarrassing number of #hashtags for an adult, but I understand that is how things are done #AroundHere.)
Show threadJulie GoldbergNov 6, 2022
I don't know how to ask for a new feature, but a way to sort someone onto a list at the moment you follow them would be helpful, too. Now, I have to go to a separate screen and search them to add them to a list.
Show threadZane SelvansNov 6, 2022
@Julie Yah, it's quite a process. I've used lists on Twitter as a kind of "poor man's algorithm" for years to curate my attention. Some kind of filtration is really helpful!
Show threadJulie GoldbergNov 6, 2022
@ZaneSelvans I LOVE Twitter lists! I have so many-- for friends, local politics, on and on. Twitter was rarely a dumpster fire for me because I curated what I saw and who I interacted with. I'd like that option here, too.
Show threadZane SelvansNov 6, 2022
@Julie I can't even remember the last time I was able to use the "home" feed -- even in chronological form. I've used Tweetdeck + lists + some browser plug-ins for years to be able to swtich "channels" and change what I see depending on my mood, current events, need to focus, etc. I hope Mastodon will eventually have more powerful curation tools! It'd be great to have a library of different open algorithms to choose from, parameters to vary in your personal feed, etc.
Show threadJordan Carlson
@ZaneSelvans @Julie You can do this with a bit of manual work right now. If you build a list of hashtags/people, you can then pin that list as its own column in web view. (As you can any other timeline view) E.g. if you wanted your local instance as its own column, just open the local timeline, click the settings, and hit "pin". Removing it is as simple as clicking again, then hitting "unpin".
Nov 6, 2022 at 6:39pmWeb
Show threadJulie GoldbergNov 6, 2022
@jordantcarlson @ZaneSelvans Thanks!
Show threadZane SelvansNov 6, 2022
@jordantcarlson @Julie Is there any way to view other peoples' lists? Or to share your own?
Show threadJordan CarlsonNov 6, 2022

@ZaneSelvans @Julie Not that I'm aware of, at the moment. It's been in their suggestions pages off and on for a while, but... open source is open source. The explosion of new people might lead to someone sorting it out?

I've seen a lot of people linking lists via github, anecdotally, but haven't gone and checked them myself yet.