The GradientDec 20, 2022

A pro #mastodontip to new Mastodon users - compared to BirdApp threads are kind of annoying on here, but if you set the visibility of follow up posts in a thread to Unlisted they are much nicer in terms of how they are shown in your feeds (much more like BirdApp).

We encourage Sigmoiders to adopt this convention.

Show threadThe GradientDec 20, 2022
This is an example of a follow up post on a threads set to Unlisted
Show threadThe GradientDec 20, 2022
Now all follow up posts are automatically default to Unlisted
Show threadYarin  
@thegradient
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Dec 20, 2022 at 1:02amWeb
Show threadMark RiedlDec 20, 2022
@Yarin @thegradient If you follow, it shows up normally. Replies now won't show up in the local or federated timelines
Show threadThe GradientDec 20, 2022
@Riedl @Yarin yep, unlisted is defined as "do not show in public timelines". Unfortunately this does not apply to home timeline, presumably.
Show threadMark RiedlDec 20, 2022
@thegradient @Yarin I wish Mastodon gathered up threads. Don’t need anything more algorithmic than that. But until then, we just do it like the early days of Twitter