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Calishat Nov 26, 2022

Handy #Mastodon hint: since you're getting a full timeline unfettered by algorithm, you may find you're seeing the same post over and over as it gets re-boosted.

In the Web app, click on the ... of an individual Mastodon post and you'll see the option to filter that post specifically.

I put all these types of posts into a filter category called OverAndOver just so they're in the same place.

(Apologies to Mr. Christl, this was just a great example of something I needed to see only once.)

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John Francis Nov 26, 2022

@researchbuzz there's also boost-grouping setting.

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Marcos Huerta Nov 26, 2022

@researchbuzz @johnefrancis Fyi group boost alas will repeat it after 40 messages. Open issue here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/18693

Option to limit boosts in timeline better by setting the falloff in "Group Boosts" · Issue #18693 · mastodon/mastodon

Pitch The falloff for the "group boosts" feature is currently hard-coded to 40 but should be an option to be set by the user. Motivation The setting "group boosts" hides multiple boosts, but after ...

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John Francis Nov 26, 2022

@marcoshuerta @researchbuzz good to know, thanks. I don't think I've ever hit 40. Got pretty close with a "set fire to the trolls" thing.

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Marcos Huerta

@johnefrancis my understanding is after 40 other messages if it's boosted again in your timeline it'll show up. I see repeat boosts all the time. i think the suggestion in the github issue is to make it time-based. (i.e. don't see the same boost again within N days)