petersuberFeb 9, 2023

If you've been waiting for full-text #search on #Mastodon, please go to #TootFinder and sign in. The more, the merrier.
https://www.tootfinder.ch/

Thanks to @buercher for building it.

It's opt-in, not opt-out. It respects Mastodon culture and doesn't index accounts that don't sign in.

That means the index might be small if we don't spread the word.

#mastotips #feditips

Tootfinder

Show threadSnap Happy Fox (Kaida)🏳️‍⚧️Feb 9, 2023
@petersuber @buercher sounds like a great tool for trolls who otherwise wouldn't know who you were...
Show threadpetersuberFeb 9, 2023
@SnapHappyFox @buercher
That's a risk I'll take — while supporting the default in which others don't take that risk. That's why I like opt-in.
Show threadgvdr Feb 10, 2023
@petersuber
Does the search also capture mentions in a toot? If so, isn't that partially forcing an opt-in for accounts you mentioned?
@SnapHappyFox @buercher
Show threadMatthias Bürcher
@gvdr @petersuber @SnapHappyFox As long as they are public
posts yes.
Feb 11, 2023 at 9:13amWeb
Show threadgvdr Feb 11, 2023
@buercher
So it's not an opt-in, and there is no way to opt-out. Cool coercive technology.
@petersuber @SnapHappyFox
Show threadMatthias BürcherFeb 12, 2023
@gvdr @petersuber @SnapHappyFox The mentions are now removed from
the post.
Show threadgvdr Feb 12, 2023
@buercher
That's a good move.
@petersuber @SnapHappyFox