@401matthall the Featured tab on my instance is just posts I've pinned, not anything nefarious, just what I chose. @mcc, which aspect is concerning in the screenshot to make sure I'm on the same page?
I have filed a Github issue about this new feature. Because I suspect "this sucks, you should remove it" would not get a good response, I have tried to limit myself to "constructive criticism".
There is a new tab on Mastodon profiles labeled "Featured", showing featured hashtags. I do not like it. I have three issues to raise, which should probably be three different bugs, but I think it ...
It simply moves "pins" to "Featured", and now lists the most recent posts and boosts at the top of the default "Posts" profile page. Not sure what to think about it. Why do you dislike it?
[Edited: I did indeed overlook something: this feature is on the profile page, not on the hone page. My bad.]
maybe I'm overlooking something, but from what I see, the "featured" tab would be the thing that is opened by default when I open the mastodom home page?
Sorry, no matter what's on it, it's simply not Important enough to replace the "posts" tab that currently has this position.
@mastodonmigration @danielaKay So if you look at Eugen's masto feed you discover the point of the "featured" page is to contain your pinned posts. Those are the ones you *want* to elevate over other posts. Starting there makes sense. Elevating the pinned posts makes sense in a way the featured hashtags don't.
But it doesn't make sense? Because you have to click a button to see it? Really what this is doing is *demoting* pinned posts…
Yeah, that makes sense. On the other hand it is sort of a pain to wade through a users pins every time you access their profile page.
Feel like your point is stronger, but see both sides. If they are going to keep it this way however don't think they should limit "Featured" aka pins to 5 posts.
I have filed a Github issue about this new feature. Because I suspect "this sucks, you should remove it" would not get a good response, I have tried to limit myself to "constructive criticism".
There is a new tab on Mastodon profiles labeled "Featured", showing featured hashtags. I do not like it. I have three issues to raise, which should probably be three different bugs, but I think it ...
@AnneOfGreenCables @401matthall The team that runs mastodon.social uses mastodon.social as a sort of "staging server" where they test in production the current github top-of-tree. Often, this leads to unusual or incomplete UI.
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in reply to mcc • • •Matt Hall
in reply to mcc • • •Eww.
Featured by whom? For why?
The whole reason I'm here is because there's _nothing_ featured.
Whomever it is that wants these rat-race, competition-ridden features can go back to commercial social media forthwith and right quick.
We don't want any.
Anne of Green Cables
in reply to Matt Hall • • •mcc
in reply to Anne of Green Cables • • •@AnneOfGreenCables @401matthall mastodon.social/@mcc/114345441…
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Mastodon Migration
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in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •[Edited: I did indeed overlook something: this feature is on the profile page, not on the hone page. My bad.]
maybe I'm overlooking something, but from what I see, the "featured" tab would be the thing that is opened by default when I open the mastodom home page?
Sorry, no matter what's on it, it's simply not Important enough to replace the "posts" tab that currently has this position.
Mastodon Migration
in reply to Autoerotic Defenestration • • •Hmmmm... just tried clicking on your account name, and it brings up your profile page with the Posts tab selected.
Autoerotic Defenestration
in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •Mastodon Migration
in reply to Autoerotic Defenestration • • •Feel like maybe they should order the tabs differently with Posts on the left.
mcc
in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •@mastodonmigration @danielaKay So if you look at Eugen's masto feed you discover the point of the "featured" page is to contain your pinned posts. Those are the ones you *want* to elevate over other posts. Starting there makes sense. Elevating the pinned posts makes sense in a way the featured hashtags don't.
But it doesn't make sense? Because you have to click a button to see it? Really what this is doing is *demoting* pinned posts…
Mastodon Migration
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Yeah, that makes sense. On the other hand it is sort of a pain to wade through a users pins every time you access their profile page.
Feel like your point is stronger, but see both sides. If they are going to keep it this way however don't think they should limit "Featured" aka pins to 5 posts.
mcc
in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •@mastodonmigration @danielaKay I think that
1. To me, putting the pinned tweets under pins AND defaulting to pins would make the most sense.
2. If it were my site I'd name it "pins" instead of "featured".
3. There shouldn't be a featured/pinned tab if there are no featured hashtags or pinned posts!
mcc
in reply to mcc • • •I have filed a Github issue about this new feature. Because I suspect "this sucks, you should remove it" would not get a good response, I have tried to limit myself to "constructive criticism".
github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…
New "Featured" tab in profiles has multiple problems · Issue #34463 · mastodon/mastodon
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