Post #1161706
2022-12-29 19:10 UTC
Replies (30)
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@mmasnick@mastodon.social 2022-12-30 01:55
So @ygalanter pointed me to another "clean" interface option for Mastodon (like Pinafore.social) that I had not seen before: elk.zone. It's quite nice (and very, very Twitter-like). But, I don't see any way to find lists via its interface which unfortunately make it a non-starter for me.
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@tlmii@hachyderm.io 2022-12-29 19:15
@mmasnick That list manager is exactly what I needed (well, maybe not _exactly_ because as you state it's pretty basic, but it gets the job done better than the web UI or apps). Thanks!
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@Rairii@haqueers.com 2022-12-29 19:20
@mmasnick infosec.exchange indeed does run glitchsoc, it's the largest glitchsoc server and its character limit is indeed 11k
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@jayreding@mastodon.world 2022-12-29 19:26
@mmasnick I did not know about the pinning of a list feature, and wow is that handy!
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@TamarYellin@mastodon.world 2022-12-29 19:33
@mmasnick Thanks, super helpful! Also, somehow I wasn't following you so I fixed that.
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@JambiBlue@masto.nu 2022-12-29 19:28
@mmasnick Thanks Mike 👍🏼
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@Digitalunconciousness@tsukihi.me 2022-12-29 19:32
@mmasnick today I learned that the three dash menu is called a hamburger menu.
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@podkaynelives@universeodon.com 2022-12-29 19:46
@mmasnick Thanks Mike. My favorite feature is the ability to follow hashtags. I'm lucky to be on an interesting instance and I've found some cool folks browsing the local timeline.
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@jducoeur@social.coop 2022-12-29 19:52
@mmasnick Oh, faboo -- while Mastodon List Manager isn't *quite* the dream list-management UI I've been looking for, it's certainly a massive improvement. Boosting specifically that one further, this is well worth checking out. As Mike says, it's very simple, but it's a way better Lists manager than the one built into the Mastodon UI: https://acbeers.github.io/mastodonlm/manager
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@milgrim@mas.to 2022-12-29 19:54
@mmasnick thanks for this Mike - very useful even after being on here over a month. I particularly like the list manager you highlight.
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@pauleastwood@mastodon.energy 2022-12-29 19:55
@mmasnick some great tips here, thank you! All helps to improve the user experience on here for those looking for a new home.
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@mgarland@mas.to 2022-12-29 19:59
@mmasnick really helpful; thank you.
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@LowKeyinKC@mstdn.social 2022-12-29 20:16
@mmasnick Thanks a lot Mike! Lots of new things to try out to make this a better platform for all of us. I knew with all the tech people on here, we would see significant improvement in a short timeframe. Thanks to everyone who are doing all the work for developing these new tools.
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@dcreemer@sfba.social 2022-12-29 20:18
@mmasnick Thank you - this is a very helpful article.
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@mvario@mastodon.social 2022-12-29 20:27
@mmasnick Thank you very much, looks useful and I will boost/share.
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@ProfPankhurst@mstdn.science 2022-12-29 20:34
@mmasnick this is really useful, thank you. One of the delights of Mastodon is finding links to some truly excellent scientists and commentators I wasn’t previously aware of. Your guide just helped me to find a few more.
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@JamesGG@mastodon.oeru.org 2022-12-29 20:36
@mmasnick Thank you for finally persuading me to use Folllowgraph. Quite interesting and useful!
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@arinbasu1@social.arinbasu.online 2022-12-29 20:44
This is more than what the word “tricks” suggests. A comprehensive list of things most people will find useful and will help people to answer questions like “How do I do X” on Mastodon. Nice to see you mention other networks as well!
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@OffWorldGirl@mastodon.social 2022-12-29 21:41
@mmasnick If you really want control over the website UI use the Stylus Extension/Add-On to apply a theme or create your own tweaks. (Bonus you can use it to restyle any website to your liking) https://add0n.com/stylus.html
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@philipp@mastodon.design 2022-12-29 21:58
@mmasnick lovely post, thank you so much!
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@olavf@spacey.space 2022-12-29 22:17
@mmasnick I ended up using the advanced web app setting too ~ I couldn't get Whalebird nor Sengi to not autoscroll so I gave up. In general the native apps main advantage is multiple accounts, and I 'm not currently doing that. I do like the list manager tho. It's on my list for later today now
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@BabsSheKing@mastodon.social 2022-12-29 22:37
@mmasnick The list manager is a little confusing but I'll give it a try. I like that we can follow hashtags. #News will be an important one.
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@BrianWithCheese@mastodon.social 2022-12-29 22:58
@mmasnick see, I didn’t know that we could follow hashtags! That’s very helpful :)
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@bookcreature@toot.community 2022-12-29 23:39
@mmasnick I just saw this post under the news tab and copied it to share, amazing to see it in real time just as I was about to post. Great writeup ty.
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@ygalanter@cloud-native.social 2022-12-29 23:46
@mmasnick Regarding additional UI - have you tried https://elk.zone ?
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@PoliticallyInteresting@masthead.social 2022-12-30 02:29
@mmasnick Quick question: What would happen if we all used ad blockers on Twitter? Would it impact Twitters revenue in a meaningful way?
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@NomadEnv@mastodonapp.uk 2022-12-30 09:36
@mmasnick this post is excellent. Thank you
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@dsilverman@mastodon.social 2022-12-30 15:21
@mmasnick Highly recommended from Mike's tips post: Followgraph. https://followgraph.vercel.app/
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@AstroTman@astrodon.social 2022-12-31 00:44
@mmasnick Great writeup. I'd add that the android app, Fedilab, is awesome. It's all I use on my phone.
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@corvin@sfba.social 2022-12-31 15:20
@mmasnick lists are a kludgey solution for the chronological feed and there not being a priority feed.