Post #3337470

2026-06-17 07:31 UTC

Not going to name names, but if all you post here on Mastodon is promo for your product, and those posts are stuff full of hashtags on top... I will mute your account. This is not Instagram, and I do not support accounts that treat Mastodon like a pond of customers. This place is for people, with people and by the people. And I will defend that by denying reach to people who treat us like an algorithm.

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@mkj@social.mkj.earth 2026-06-17 08:06

@Firlefanz@writing.exchange I for one default to blocking people who do that. I might make an exception and take a less harsh action but one isn't something to be counted on. And once an account is on my blocklist, well, it usually stays there...

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@DavidBridger@writing.exchange 2026-06-17 08:26

@Firlefanz@writing.exchange Yep. In fact I don't bother muting but go straight to block.

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@SteveClough@metalhead.club 2026-06-17 11:08

@Firlefanz@writing.exchange I generally agree. Anyone promoting rather than engaging is at least on my ignore list. Yes, authors and other creatives can and should promote their material occasionally. But only as part of wider engagement and discussion. This is also not Twitter. Where so many people just posted and never really engaged. (and doing as I do and putting links to works in pinned posts is almost certainly a better way. Have I mentioned my writing.....)

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