Gregory's Server@hopeward This is great, I was looking for that a while ago for a bot account that I might occasionally enjoy, but just posts way too much to be in my timeline.
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@hopeward OK, that seems to work. The workflow is a bit weird though: it seems I can only add accounts I follow to lists, so I needed to follow the bot, edit the list to add it, change the list setting and then unfollow the bot so it doesn't show up in my main timeline. Is that how it's supposed to work? @neverpanic I don’t think it will work if you unfollow. Following or unfollowing is still top-level, primary and necessary. The list thing just gives you options under that level. @neverpanic I think I saw what you’re describing… it doesn’t work backwards in your feed, but once the change is made it will sort the posts now, going forward. I think it's a bug. The workaround I've found is: - put the account in the list Basically works for all of the similar situations where the effects don't seem to work retroactively. No problem! I was having the exact same issue, so I dug around. Some people suggested unfollow/follow, but it seemed too drastic. So I tried mute/unmute and it had the same effect, and there's no risk of offending a mutual. @lerekofatwgo @hopeward thanks for the tip, but that also doesn't seem to work for me, neither in Tusky nor in the advanced web interface. Mayve those are the components that break this? I did have the impression the timeline was server-side, though, and my choice of client wouldn't matter. Okay. Just tested on the app that I use: Megalodon. The workaround works correctly with the app. I use the normal web interface, but I tried it with the advanced one, and it also works. It might be your instance that somehow caches your timeline and not even muting/unmuting manages to reset it. @hopeward @neverpanic I can confirm that it does work.  @neverpanic It would be nice if you could "add to list" or maybe "follow and add to list" or "follow to list" right from the user profile page, yeah. The extra steps add friction. |
@neverpanic Glad you liked it! Yes, there are definitely bot accounts that I had abandoned cuz they’re so busy, but now I can corral them and just check in.