Post #3605220

2026-07-05 10:25 UTC

One thing I've noticed by people who use apps to crosspost to a bunch of services; most of them don't seem to actively participate *here*, they're just like/boost-farming. Do you *enjoy* having that type of user in your feed? #AskFedi #Poll #ThingsIWonderAbout

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@roytoo@mstdn.social 2026-07-05 10:32

@WTL@mastodon.social For me, it depends on the poster and their content. After Elon Musk bought Twitter, an author I really like moved (back?) to a process of posting on his blog and automating cross posting to Mastodon, his newsletter and other locations. He's good about interacting here and elsewhere for a few days but mainly dies interaction on his blog. That makes a lot of sense to me.

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@lehtimaeki@snapp.social 2026-07-05 11:18

@WTL@mastodon.social IMO, it doesn't take anything away from the platform. The same people wouldn't engage here anyway. This way, I can choose to get the content here or just ignore. I also think that if they start to get some signs of engagement here, maybe they change theirmind and start actually engaging here. So I see it as positive, but on the other hand, I rarely follow accounts like that.

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@eljojo@ruby.social 2026-07-05 11:31

@WTL@mastodon.social I really like when a bridge is used, when I send them a message and they can answer back. If it’s purely one way, it’s not interesting.

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