Either I was doing #BirdSite wrong or #Mastodon is just out here smashing it when it comes to #SocialMedia

My #BirdSite feed was only useful after following a series of people.

#Mastodon has that #LocalTimeline and #FederatedTimeline allowing me to see toots from people I'd otherwise probably never find.

You know who you are, new-friend. 👍

Based on my previous observations (ca. 2018), the content on the federated timeline of Mastodon/Fediverse has changed. There are less NSFW and nonce stuff shared. I wonder if my instance blocks those instances or there had been a collective movement on Mastodon to ‘shadow ban’ them or unfederate – I also don't see accounts boosting posts from those instances.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #FederatedTimeline

I saw @dharmadischarge on the #FederatedTimeline

You know when scrolling the #FederatedTimeline and you come across one of the people you're following ...

It's a bit like being in a busy part of town and then bumping into someone you know. And you go "Oh, hello!"

#Fediverse #Mastodon

#PSA

I strongly recommend everybody, just once in a while, to scroll through the federated timeline.

You'll find interesting gems, since not everyone chooses to use hashtags.

I've found great #people , #photography, #jokes, #news , etc

#FediEtiquette #FederatedTimeline #mastodon #noob #NewHere #FediverseTips #FediverseHowTo #MastodonHowTo

#FederatedTimeline

Maybe I should follow a load of bots/fake accounts and get them in touch with each other.

Like: Ha ha! Thanks @DozyO you should talk to @Reine28374 about that

@shasherazi
There are three main timelines. You have your home timeline, which is just people and hashtags you follow. The second is the #local timeline which is your server/instance. In our case this is #fosstodon. The third is the #FederatedTimeline. It will show people from other servers that are being followed by someone on your server. I personally don't hang out over there as I find it crowded. I saw your post while I was hanging around local.

Seeing a lot more activity in the #federatedTimeline and I mean, A LOT MORE. It this another wave of birdsite leavers or did something change? Did you change anthing, @admin?

I’m certainly gonna have to mute or block a couple of accounts who are posting way too frequent, at the very least. The discovery of random stuff has taken quite the hit, I’d argue. :(

Hello #FederatedTimeline

Gizzaboost

Not sure why I should even look at the Federated timeline. It seems to me that this is just aiming the fire hose straight at my face.

#mastodon #federatedtimeline #firehose #face

Sometimes I get the urge to try and keep up with the federated timeline, I feel like it is just barely doable.

The idea of actually seeing pretty much everything going on feels so intriguing, like that stuff is absolutely impossible on most other platforms.

I don't think I'd be able to actually give each toot more than a quick glance tho tbh

#fediverse #federatedTimeline

OK, someone in the #Mastadon #federatedtimeline just posted a photo of a person in a very realistic-looking #cthulu mask (it was most likely a cosplay costume) and for some weird reason it was marked as "sensitive content."🤣 There was literally NOTHING offensive or sensitive about it including the caption text. Is it too scary for small children and pets to gaze upon? Perhaps.😂

Quiet permeates the cabin, despite the Pioneer deck warming the dashboard.

City lights push up on a sky so black it seems like space, the soft orange light of civilization working against infinite darkness.

As the junction approaches, I downshift, pushing the car into third as we move onto the ramp, letting the clutch out deliberately, matching the curve. Third gear is beautiful.

With no cars in sight, I accelerate, suddenly awake and dazzled by the road ahead.

#FederatedTimeline

#Mastodon #FederatedTimeline

I'd been looking on at the feed from just those I follow and my instance. But I was fooling around in the browser and I decided it was time to take a look at the Federated timeline.

Why didn't anyone warn me? The initial feed is so rapid-fire it made me dizzy. And there's so much there. I don't think I can view it without filters. All I can say is wow.

Well, with the growth of the #Fediverse, it's progressively becoming harder to actually use primarily the #FederatedTimeline from the #WebUI.

Leaves me wondering about the best way to reach #untagged posts that might be of interest.

Some sort of local prioritized sorting by a user-agent seems like an interesting option.

Anyone has an idea how many #statuses come out of the average Federated firehose per day and how much data that represents?

An Instance could also preset a suitable default number of max toots per minute allotted for its Federated timeline,

..to it make flood more usefully and inspiringly. :aw_yeah:

#Mastodon #timeline #localtimeline #federatedTimeline #filters

Since that ferociously flooding #FederatedTimeline :ablobfoxbongoterrified: is practically useless with major language settings (like English), there could be a feature to filter only it particularly,

...and perhaps also similar for one's Local timeline.

Certain randomness could be a possible option too, for user to adjust e.g. how many toots per/time period would be allotted visible. 🎰

#Mastodon #featureWishes

LOCAL & FEDERATED TIMELINES

As a Finnish speaker I can always filter those feeds by my language to make them both flow approachable.

By using e.g. characters like "#, @, http" as filters, you can make even the Federated feed in English rather approachable and in its less frantic randomness.

BUT THEN...

Your hashtag searches won't work, albeit your #-followings do, so this is mostly recommended for more advanced users.

#Mastodon #MastoTips #localTimeline #federatedTimeline #filters

LOCAL & FEDERATED TIMELINES

As a Finnish speaker I can always filter those feeds by my language to make them both flow approachable.

By using e.g. characters like "#, @, http" as filters, you can make even the Federated feed in English rather approachable and in its less frantic randomness.

BUT THEN...

Your hashtag searches won't work, albeit your #-followings do, so this is mostly recommended for more advanced users.

#Mastodon #MastoTips #localtimeline #federatedTimeline #filters

LOCAL & FEDERATED TIMELINES

As a Finnish speaker I can always filter those feeds by my language and make them both flow approachable.

By using e.g. characters like "#, @, http" as filters, you can make even the Federated feed in English rather approachable and in its less frantic randomness.

Your manual hashtag searches won't work, albeit your #-followings do, so this is mostly recommended for more advanced users.

#Mastodon #MastoTips #timeline #localtimeline #federatedTimeline #filters