I know that @mammoth is promoting their #SmartLists, which seem to be 1) public lists curated by select users 2) but which are strictly controlled by the app developer and 3) probably have to get permission from the listed users.
This is only made necessary because the main #Mastodon project refuses to add a subscribe-only lists feature (whether public or private) because Twitter’s implementation led to abuse.
#Fediverse #lists
Now #Mammoth has always been interesting in making users not feel the #federation aspect. On one hand, the app fetching stats/replies of posts directly from the origin instance can be convenient. On the other hand, it nudges new users to their own instance, and there's the #SmartLists: browsing the Lists and viewing the List feed all happen on moth.social regardless of what instance you're on. Frankly, they can learn from https://a.gup.pe and make auto-boost accounts instead...
#Mammoth updated. The good thing is they went open source. The bad thing is they tried to make me auto-follow their account (I did get visual prompts in their new features screen but I wasn't able to unfollow on that screen), and they got a Threads-ish icon. Their #SmartLists feature appears concerning: it sends your handle to their official instance moth.social, which is using a Mastodon fork serving the "Smart Lists" feature. One can reasonably see how this undermines #decentralization ...
Many thanks to @benjamin and @mammoth for including #ImagesOfProtest in their #SmartLists feature (showcasing hand picked accounts on #mastodon) in the new #ios #MammothApp #Apple users please see the link below https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mammoth-for-mastodon/id1667573899
Many thanks to @benjamin and @mammoth for including me in their #SmartLists feature (showcasing hand picked accounts on #mastodon) in the new #ios #MammothApp #Apple users please see the link below https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mammoth-for-mastodon/id1667573899
There are so many good ideas in this thread! I'd love to have a functionality to do that. Maybe call them #SmartLists or something to get away with the negative connotations of the algorithm.
I'd love to be able to set up all kinds of automated sorting lists, maybe using #RegEx to create a bunch of different experiences I can dip into based on my mood
