Brian KrohneJul 29, 2023
I've been pondering the posts by @kissane and @siderea about 'not finding your people' #OnHere and am wondering if sentiments toward fediverse-wide #FullTextSearch have shifted at all. I know this has been implemented several times, and then been graciously shut down by developers who listened to community feedback.
#Mastodon #Fulltext #Search
From US - want opt-out fulltext search
37.3%
From US - DO NOT want opt-out fulltext search
13.6%
From Europe - want opt-out fulltext search
33.1%
From Europe - DO NOT want opt-out fulltext search
16.1%
Poll ended at .
Show threadbenJul 29, 2023

@krohne @kissane @siderea It's the opt-out part I'd oppose.

If opt-out full-text search had existed from the beginning, I'd have no objection. People would effectively opt in when they registered their account, and could disable it immediately if they wished. But enabling it after the fact for hundreds of thousands of users, including those who are expressly against it, seems insupportable.

At the very least it should be opt-in for existing accounts.

Show threadBrian KrohneJul 29, 2023
That's fair. I have no interest in searching people who don't want to be searched. What if one day (after a good opt-in search was fully-baked) the mastodon software showed everyone one of the (Do you want to accept Cookies Y/N) banners, except it would be (Do you want your posts to be indexed in fediverse-wide search?)
Show threadben
@krohne Prompting someone to opt in or out seems fine by me, yeah. It's the consent that's important.
Jul 29, 2023 at 2:45pmWeb