Gregory's Server
@eniko They really need to fix the search for non-federated instances.
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 @wiredfire @esdin i'm not talking about text search i'm referring to finding a profile of someone where you know where their profile lives but you can't add them unless you go to your home instance and search them and then, after waiting sometimes 2 whole minutes, clicking the follow button that's a dogshit interface  @eniko @esdin oh yeah that’s a little laboured, but pasting a URL into a search box isn’t too bad for me. Could be better, but in the context of what mastodon is and how its technical architecture hangs together it’s a workable solution. But it’s an open source project - it’s always open for new ideas and code pulls for improvements. @eniko @wiredfire @esdin My experience is quite different: Almost always I find people I look for from other neighborhoods within seconds. Sometimes I do need to type the full name, like an email address. I’ve had one single case where I couldn’t find a person from a neighborhood that I usually find people from. Not sure, maybe that account was too new? @jashan @wiredfire @esdin i've had like a dozen people i wanted to follow where i had to search their url like 10+ times each because the search kept timing out @eniko @wiredfire @esdin I wonder if that’s maybe an issue in your neighborhood? When I returned to here, mastodon.social timed out all the time even with basic things like just starting the app or logging in. Now it’s all smooth. Or it’s the neighborhoods of the people you try to connect with? Maybe they are too remote ;-) @jashan @wiredfire @esdin pretty sure it was mastodon.social being under heavy load, still not great tho @eniko @jashan @esdin not great but remember these are non-commercial servers. They’re run largely by volunteers, or by a non-profit organisation, funded entirely by donations. The solution when big servers are under heavy load is patience. They’ll come back up & get fast again & you can encourage folk to spread themselves across more servers which helps everyone share the load. @wiredfire @jashan @esdin i'm pointing out that this type of stuff is not acceptable to a mainstream audience and will harm adoption, not complaining about my experiences here for the sake of it @eniko @jashan @esdin that’s ok as well, but I also suggest there’s a reasonable expectation for new users to understand that there’s a small learning curve - a small price for the benefits of a non-corporate owned decentralised system IMO. But others may disagree, that’s also ok. There’s plenty of platforms, we can adopt the ones we feel are right for each of us 😊  @jesuisatire @eniko @jashan @esdin I’d say so, to some degree @wiredfire @eniko @jashan @esdin living in this thought space for a decade now, there is one thing I know for sure: once mainstreams starts to think they can make money out of this, they will code your needs faster than you can see. so .. @wiredfire @eniko @jashan @esdin setting up my own single user instance with #YunoHost was surprisingly easy. Heck you get a 1GB ram vps for 2€ a month add a domain for 5€ per year and you have yourself a place with full control. Might as well add your love interests and friends to it if you feel comfortable with some moderation.
@eniko @jashan @wiredfire @esdin you might go to wall street to ask for money so we can invest in infrastructure? |
@esdin @eniko search is built as it is intentionally. It limits the ability for trolls and other unsavoury folk from seeking out people they want to attack or conversations they want to “dog-pile” into. It’s a massive benefit of the platform.
Hashtags are a good way to find posts & folk with common interests though.