Mikey!3d ago

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?

Show threadWTL3d ago
@mWare What about bookmarks? I fav and bookmark *a lot*.
Show threadMikey!
@WTL they came over just fine; I don't actually know what the distinction or purposes between them is.
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Show threadRoss of Ottawa3d ago

@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 threadWTL3d ago
@ottaross @mWare I can in @Ivory.
Show threadRoss of Ottawa3d ago

@WTL not seeing an option in #Tusky.

@mWare

Show threadNik3d ago
@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 Ottawa2d ago
@nikclayton @WTL @mWare good to know!
Show threadMikey!3d ago

@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 threadNik3d ago

@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!3d ago

@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...!