Gregory's Server@homegrown @nellie_m wait, I don't understand why this is necessary - doesn't #Mastodon automatically fetch required posts?
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@homegrown It’s great that someone is working on this! Mastodon’s biggest weakness at the moment, as far as I can tell. For replies, it’d be nice if the UI could support incrementally backfilling more posts.  Yes, indeed, it would be nice if there was an "update" button on profiles, and/or if such updates happened automatically when people follow an account or take part in a thread. |
@eviee @nellie_m
Mastodon only fetches posts in certain circumstances:
https://fedi.tips/which-posts-and-accounts-can-i-see-from-my-server/
Mastodon does not currently "backfill", which can cause problems.
For example if there's an account on another server, and you're the first person on your server to follow it, and no one on your server has ever interacted with it or seen its posts shared, it may appear totally blank.
The same thing may happen in conversations with missing replies, if they are not replying to you directly.
@eviee @nellie_m
Mastodon only fetches posts in certain circumstances:
https://fedi.tips/which-posts-and-accounts-can-i-see-from-my-server/
Mastodon does not currently "backfill", which can cause problems.
For example if there's an account on another server, and you're the first person on your server to follow it, and no one on your server has ever interacted with it or seen its posts shared, it may appear totally blank.