Mikey!

I figured faves would also be migrated when I changed Fedi instances, but there’s not even an export mechanism :(

Maybe there’s a script or a bot to iterate the old account and re-fave under this account?

Mar 23 at 1:51pmWeb
Show threadWTLMar 23
@mWare What about bookmarks? I fav and bookmark *a lot*.
Show threadMikey!Mar 23
@WTL they came over just fine; I don't actually know what the distinction or purposes between them is.
Show threadRoss of OttawaMar 23

@mWare I find fav is often just an ACK - to let say "I saw" this. Sometimes it's "I agree." Sometimes it's "I hear you."
But bookmarks for me are always just a resource or piece of information I think I might need again.

Makes me wonder - can we keyword-search our bookmarks?

@WTL

Show threadWTLMar 23
@ottaross @mWare I can in @Ivory.
Show threadRoss of OttawaMar 23

@WTL not seeing an option in #Tusky.

@mWare

Show threadNikMar 23
@ottaross @WTL @mWare you can keyword search your "library", which includes your bookmarks. https://pachli.app makes this easy, see the attached screenshot.
Show threadRoss of OttawaMar 24
@nikclayton @WTL @mWare good to know!
Show threadMikey!Mar 23

@ottaross @WTL Still gotta wonder why they'd be treated differently tho.

Unless there's an abuse angle (repeatedly/bulk faving things?) that the designers are thinking of...

Show threadNikMar 23

@mWare @WTL "Favourite" is public. It notifies the author of the original post, and each post has a visible list of the accounts that favourited it.

"Bookmark" is private. The post's author is not notified, no one else can see you bookmarked the post.

Show threadMikey!Mar 23

@nikclayton @WTL I sorta figured that a few minutes after I posted... still doesn't explain why they aren't transferrable - the new server wouldn't even NEED (but could) notify the remote servers of the Fave'ing. And failing all that, could at least import them as bookmarks instead.

But, again, CANNOT export Faves...!

Show threadjd 🔆Mar 23
@mWare
A lot of tweaking, rejigging, and mopping up required after a move, I’m finding.
Show threadMikey!Mar 23

@jd You were one of the people I ended up not following, but if you were perhaps migrating at the same time I was...

Tangential: Did you see Chad's posts this morning?

Show threadjd 🔆Mar 23
@mWare
Thanks. We seem to be mutuals now.
Show threadMikey!Mar 23
@jd I gift you a catpic.
Show threadAndrew DunhamMar 23
@jd @mWare Anything I can help with?
Show threadjd 🔆Mar 23
@andrew @mWare
Thanks Andrew. Settling in nicely.
Show threadAndrew DunhamMar 23
@mWare I know the mastodon api pretty well at this point; I could probably write up a quick script to do this if you want?
Show threadMikey!Mar 23
@andrew I'd be interested, but there's no pressing need; if I lose my faves, that sucks, but I'll live.
Show threadt0xiccodeMar 23
@mWare @WTL I saw that some things (like followers) can take up to a month to transfer, I wonder if it’s the same thing there?