Some good news about #Mastodon, there has been a very significant bit of code added which will automatically fetch all the replies in a thread. This means everyone will be able to see a thread's whole conversation no matter which server they are on! 🥳
The code has just been "merged" which means it should become available in the next update to Mastodon, hopefully within the next few months.
(Those who want the technical details can see the Pull Request at github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p…)
(Via @rolle)
Add Fetch All Replies Part 1: Backend by sneakers-the-rat · Pull Request #32615 · mastodon/mastodon
Fix: #9409 Fix: #14017 Fix: #18150 Original PR Here: NeuromatchAcademy#44 Further description here: NeuromatchAcademy#43 I've never made a PR for upstream before, so forgive me if i'm doing...GitHub
Daniel Django (Akkoma) mag das.
teilten dies erneut
Trötifant
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •I'm trying to understand...
Why would I not see all replies already with the current Mastodon version?
=>Some are not shown because they come from servers that are blocked by my home instance.
=>Some are not shown because they com from accounts that are blocked by me.
=>(Further reasons?)
I guess it is not the purpose of the update to circumvent measures like the above-mentioned blocks. So, what kind of replies do I currently not see and can be seen with the new version?
@rolle
Trötifant
Als Antwort auf Trötifant • • •I guess, that "further reasons" are the crucial point. I almost remember that there was something... I cannot get a grip of it. What am I missing?
@rolle
Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf Trötifant • • •@Voka
At the moment, if there's a reply from an account that your server has not "noticed" then it may not be visible in the thread.
There's a whole list of scenarios where a server might notice an account or post:
fedi.tips/which-posts-and-acco…
TL:DR - To preserve resources, servers only show accounts and posts they have noticed. This keeps server costs low enough that anyone can start and run their own server, but has the side-effect of not showing everything from every server.
Which Mastodon and Fediverse posts and accounts can I see from my server? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
fedi.tipsTrötifant
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Iker
Als Antwort auf Trötifant • • •@Voka From the linked pull request:
"Currently, instances only receive posts a) if someone on the instance follows the post author or follows someone who boosts a post, b) if someone explicitly searches for a post url, or c) the instance fetches it though a relay. This means that for most posts, someone on an instance that different from the OP of a thread only has a partial view of the replies".
So how replies are fetched isn't just determined by instance and user blocks, there's limitations to the current setup for how replies to a post get federated.
Trötifant
Als Antwort auf Iker • • •@igimenezblb
Thanks! I misunderstood that this discovery limit would only apply to my timeline.
Astro
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •GitHub - nanos/FediFetcher: FediFetcher is a tool for Mastodon that automatically fetches missing replies and posts from other fediverse instances, and adds them to your own Mastodon instance.
GitHubWu Evar 🇪🇺🇺🇦
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •That’s great news!
Does this also work in reverse? I sometimes stumble on replies but can not see the original post (have to jump to the original instance to see it)
yetzt
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Als Antwort auf yetzt • • •Yes it did actually happen! It's just in quotes because my account is aimed at a non-technical audience, and the rest of the sentence explains what merging means.
yetzt
Als Antwort auf Fedi.Tips • • •