@maxleibman

Another great feature in apps like #Megalodon and #Fedilabs is the ability to hide replies in timelines.

This promotes the feature of #threads. Because you only see the original top post and no posts out of context. So if you see a post and you are interested in the content and replies, you can click on it and go down the tree of comments. This is way better on #Mastodon than #Twitter.

I really like the idea of threads here on Mastodon. It allows for an idea based conversation, where every post is a single topic but is tied together to a larger conversation by the top post.

Similar to these 4 posts I've made now.

#timelines #boost #boosts #favorite #favorites #Mastodon #Twitter #retweets #Likes #Algorithm #Tweets #fediverse #instances #favourites

@maxleibman

The problem, however, with these #timelines that aren't governed by some algorithm, is that you can easily see the same post over and over.

I follow a few accounts that are interconnected with each other. We all interact with the same content. So when they all #boost a post, I see the original and 5 #boosts.

This is, however, fixed with clients, allowing me to hide boosts from my timelines. Which isn't the best solution. We should rather be allowed to hide boosts of accounts we already follow because I've already seen that post or eventually will in my timeline.

#favorite #boosts #favorites #Mastodon #Twitter #retweets #Likes #Algorithm #Tweets #fediverse #instances #favourites

@maxleibman

I've actually thought about it a lot. I want to see the posts that people that I follow #favorite. I want to see what they are up to and doing.

But if we allow this, it goes against the principle that #boosts are for you and #favorites for the original poster.

If the people that I follow want me to see something, they would reply to a post or boost it.

With #Mastodon not sorting our timelines by favorite count and number of boosts, I actually see all of the posts of people I follow and content doesn't get lost, and I love it.

#Twitter #retweets #Likes #Algorithm #Tweets #Mastodon #favorites #boosts #fediverse #instances #favourites

@maxleibman

#Twitter, on the other hand, has a problem with #retweets and #likes. People don't use them correctly and often use both.

This paired with the #algorithm leads to a few #tweets being spammed across the entire site and other posts getting lost in the ocean of tweets.

My experience on Twitter over 10 years had far less interaction than my 3 months on #Mastodon.

On Twitter, my posts just disolved into nothing, where I now get many #favorites and #boosts on all my posts.

I also get replies and interaction here because people actually see my content and aren't obsessed with one or two celebrity accounts.

#Mastodon #boosts #fediverse #instances #favourites #favorites

@olliepalmer @mimsical @heycaseywattsup

The other thing is the disappearance of the obsession with #retweets and #likes.

Yes, I get a kick out of it when I get a #boost or a #favorite. But while browsing #Mastodon in apps like #megalodon, the number of boots and favorites for a post isn't shown until I click on it.

So, my decision to interact with something is my own. I don't feel, "Oh wow, 10000 boosts, this is relevant."

Der Entwickler von #IceCubes, #ThomasRicouard, ruht sich nach dem Release seines #Mastodon-Clients im #AppStore nicht etwa aus, sondern hat eine Aktualisierung auf Version 1.2.1 veröffentlicht. Mit dem #Update erhält Ice Cubes als wohl wichtigste Neuerung auch eine #Spaltenansicht auf den größeren Screens des #iPads und #Macs, wie man es auch bereits von @ivory kennt. In der neu hinzugefügten Spalte am rechten Bildschirmrand lassen sich beispielsweise #Benachrichtigungen zu neuen Followern, #Likes, #Boosts und mehr anzeigen.

Welchen Mastodon-Client verwendet ihr auf euren Apple-Geräten?

Mehr dazu: https://www.appgefahren.de/?p=331182

Might as well keep on posting the memes since I can't sleep . Let the #shitpost roll on

Not like it's 4 am here in the UK or anything

Meh sleeps for the week

#tired #memes #latenights #cantsleep #Likes #follow #share #memes2022 #memesLGBT #Funny

Ein wenig Info zu den #Algorithmen hier:

Im Gegensatz zu Twitter werden Beiträge mit vielen #Likes nicht mit einer höheren #Sichtbarkeit belohnt. Wenn euch also etwas gefällt, überlegt, ob sich andere auch drüber freuen könnten, und klickt öfter auf "boosten" ("retweeten"), als ihr es vielleicht bisher gewohnt seid. Und nutzt #Hashtags.

#boost

I'm curious as to why we don't see counts next to things such as "favorites" and "boosts" like we do on Twitter with regards to "likes" and "retweets"?

Is this something that might happen in the future or something that Mastodon just isn't interested in showing. If they aren't interested, what is the reasoning?

#Question #Likes #Favorites #Boosts #Counts #Numbers