What will people think of this https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/7918 #mastodev
@Gargron why not ? 👍
@Gargron how would this work on instances where users auto-follow the admins? would that skew the graph to the people the admins are friends with?
@phessler Yeah, for a start. That might be better than returning 0 results at the start, though
@Gargron as long as that doesn't mess with toots display/order and opt-outable, it's fine
@Gargron I see how it could be useful but it'd be nice if you will be able to opt out from seeing and/or being shown as a follow recommendation.
@skumring If you lock your account you won't be shown. Is that enough?
@Gargron Well, it's a lot :p It would be cool with an opt out because I think it's overkill to have to lock your account to escape such a feature if you otherwise would like to have an open account.
@Gargron Please don’t make me lock my account to have to spare people the annoyance of following me. If they choose to do it that’s on them but no one should be recommended me.
Updated the PR with a second commit: Track positive engagements with people you're not following so they show up in the suggestions too https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/7918
@Gargron
Excellent!
@Gargron seems good imo
@Gargron Sounds good!
@Gargron personally I wouldn't like that because I HATE it if social media suggests what I might like, who I'd like to follow, and the like.
but I have to admit it's helpful when people are new.
@Gargron Looks OK but you should be able to dismiss recommendations so they don't show up for a while / ever again
@trwnh You can mute the user to make it go, would that be enough?
@Gargron Hmm... maybe? Muted people definitely shouldn't show up (as described in the PR) but my thought was about someone you occasionally interact with but don't necessarily want to follow, or might want to occasionally see when someone you follow boosts them. i.e., not someone you wamt to mute, just someone you don't want recommended. Although that might be a tiny use case.
@gargron
Being on mobile I haven't read code, but personally I'd need explicit opt out so I can say both "don't show me any recommendations" and "don't recommend me".
(Besides locking the account. )
Not really a fan of algorithmic recommendation systems, but I can see others might like them. Personally wouldn't wanna participate, though.
@Gargron 👍