myrmepropagandistNov 10, 2024

My Fediverse Advice:

* Follow more people. No, even more people than that. Basically, if you find a real person and their posts are good follow 'em
* If you get a good reply to a post boost it. If you make a good reply to a post boost it. Replies are not visible in the feed unless you do this. As long as the post is an OK start to a conversation or interesting boost it.
* Write thoughtful replies. And if you put effort into a reply boost it or probably only the people tagged will see it.

Show threadVirginia Holloway

@futurebird

I am still relatively new to the Fediverse. I'm very happy with it, but there's one thing I've noticed re:boosts.

I now follow several people who regularly boost posts from people I already follow, so I may see the post when it's first posted, then see it again two or three times when it's boosted by others. Is there some setting to adjust to avoid that, or do I just bask in the fact that I'm part of a pod of like-minded folk?

Nov 10, 2024 at 12:32pmWeb
Show threadSemitonesNov 10, 2024

@VirginiaHolloway @futurebird I used to notice this all the time when I first joined, and now I don't notice it any more, so I'm also curious to learn the answer!

The only thing I consciously did was mute boosts by a few accounts who boosted very often. Maybe that's why I don't notice the same post boosted multiple times as much.

Show threadineitiNov 10, 2024

@semitones @VirginiaHolloway @futurebird which app allows you to do so?

I now have two mastodon apps: the official one with all the boosts, and tusky, where I don't have ANY boosts.

So depending on how much time I want to spend on my phone, I choose one or the other :)

Show threadSemitonesNov 10, 2024

@ineiti @VirginiaHolloway @futurebird I only really like Mastodon for Android. I tried tusky but I didn't really get it. (EDIT: that's awesome that you can curate two unique experiences using 2 separate apps!) The Web interface on desktop is ok, but not as compelling somehow for me.

Once you're following someone, you can use the 3 dots menu to hide boosts from them but still see their OG posts. https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moderating/#hide-boosts

Dealing with unwanted content - Mastodon documentation

Control what you see, for a more comfortable social media experience.

Show threadProfane tmesisNov 10, 2024

@VirginiaHolloway @futurebird Perhaps a more general part of the philosophy is that since there is no algorithm to do the filtering for you, you have to do some of the filtering yourself. As you scroll through the timeline, you simply ignore the stuff that doesn't look interesting or that you've seen already.

This isn't very difficult to do. It just takes a little getting used to if you come from a place that's more algorithmically curated.

Show threadSylvia Wenmackers 🦉🍀Nov 10, 2024
@VirginiaHolloway If you follow someone, you can go to their profile, click on the 3 dots menu and choose to hide boosts from them. It's not a perfect fix, but may help a little if many boosts come from a few accounts.
@futurebird
Show threadKenneth BeenNov 10, 2024
@VirginiaHolloway @futurebird I think there is supposed to be a grace period? When this happens to me the boost is usually two days later or something. But maybe it depends on your server or client?
Show threadSkean Harshly KC1WKVNov 10, 2024

@VirginiaHolloway I was looking for that type of filtering when I was first active here. I'm not aware of any way to do exactly what you (and I) want to do. I've found that between increasing the number of accounts I follow, and getting used to the repeated boosts, I don't notice it nearly as much any more.

If you find a way to make the filter we are looking for, please post!