Sanjay SrivastavaNov 7, 2022

Hey fellow mastodon n00bs!

You may have heard there's no algorithm here. Yes there's no a centrally managed algorithm. BUT:

There *is* an algorithm. It's a function of chronology, your individual following and filtering decisions, and - this part's important - the collective behavior of your first-degree network.

That means YOU are part of EVERYONE ELSE's "algorithm."

Please:
* Boost good stuff
* Set replies "unlisted"
* Use CWs for anything others might want to choose to see or not

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Show threadVince BuffaloNov 7, 2022
@sanjaysrivastava How does one set replies to unlisted? I've looked for this option but cannot find it (perhaps it's a per-server thing?)
Show threadSanjay Srivastava
@vsbuffalo IME it depends on the interface, not necessarily server. On my web interface it's the little planet in the post box. On the Toot app (iOS) you can make "set replies to unlisted" a default
Nov 7, 2022 at 5:17pmWeb
Show threadVince BuffaloNov 7, 2022
@sanjaysrivastava Thanks, got it! Somehow completely missed this.
Show threadSanjay SrivastavaNov 7, 2022
@vsbuffalo Yeah it took me a while to figure that one out too
Show threadSarah Rose CavanaghNov 7, 2022
@sanjaysrivastava thanks for this, I was looking everywhere!
Show threadJ. VandekerckhoveNov 7, 2022
@sanjaysrivastava @vsbuffalo I think the default Android app doesn't have this option. I use Tusky.
Show threadRob 🏳️‍🌈 Rartsy HumanistNov 8, 2022
@sanjaysrivastava @vsbuffalo OK I see this now. Always look before asking a question, right? (There was other content on this thread that completely derailed my ability to think productive thoughts!) So now my question is WHY doing this is good? I'm sorry if I sound obtuse. Why specifically replies? What is bad about being listed and good about being unlisted? Is it to do with CW type material? (I respect CW very much!)
Show threadSanjay SrivastavaNov 8, 2022
@RMiddleton Here you go... https://mas.to/@sanjaysrivastava/109304520274808223
Sanjay Srivastava (@[email protected])

@[email protected] If your reply is public, it'll show up in your followers' feeds, usually out of context (because it won't be next to the post it's a reply to). Unlisted posts don't go to feeds, but they're still accessible to people looking for them (e.g. if someone clicks the top post b/c they want to see the conversation, they'll see the replies)

mas.to
Show threadRob 🏳️‍🌈 Rartsy HumanistNov 8, 2022
@sanjaysrivastava just a bit further down in the same thread! 🙃 thank you for your patience!