Fedi.TipsFeb 1

Is your Mastodon timeline too empty or too full? Are you seeing stuff you don't want to, and missing stuff you do want to see? Is your timeline overwhelmed by someone who shares too many posts?

These and lots more timeline problems are solved in the "How to customise your Mastodon timeline" guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/does-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-use-algorithms-does-it-start-pushing-stuff-at-me-based-on-my-interactions

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Show threadklu9Feb 1

@FediTips

I'd like to be able to follow hashtags without seeing posts in languages I don't understand that also use those hashtags.

#Mastodon language settings don't help with that & after having a timeline 30-35% in languages I don't know, I've ended up muting hundreds (maybe thousands now) of accounts.

In fact, I've started looking at my alt account's timeline (exquisite.social) first because Mastodon's lack of hashtag migration means my timeline there is only people I follow, & only afterwards going to my original account (ohai.social) that includes followed hashtag posts.

#MastodonHelp

Show threadhalyihevFeb 1
@klu9 @FediTips
I can understand not wanting to see posts in languages you don't know, although as a language nerd myself, I actually love the diversity and find myself thinking things like "I know some German, a little Dutch, and some Old English, I bet I can tease out the general meaning of this news headline in Swedish. Let me give it a shot!"
Show threadklu9

@halyihev @FediTips

At first, I actually approved loads of Romance languages (even ones I don't know like Aragonese & Galician) just for the hell of it 😆 Even latine, lingua franca nova & Interlingua (my favourite "if only everyone would just use this!" auxlang).

But as my timeline got more & more full, I trimmed them back so I might stand a chance at getting through it.

#Mastodon #MastodonHelp

Feb 1 at 8:28pmWeb
Show threadhalyihevFeb 2
@klu9 @FediTips
If you're into Interlingua, there is actually an active community around it, including books, magazines, and even a monthly Zoom meeting, all in the language. Much smaller community than Esperantujo, but still big enough and active enough to be enjoyable.