Hey, PSA, because some people have mentioned they don't know this is a separate thing:
Want someone off your timeline, but no need for a full-on block [maybe they post too much, or who knows what]?
You can mute them! This hides their posts, but doesn't block them from seeing yours. They can't tell it's happened, so they don't get the anxiety of "why am I /blocked/ by someone I've never met?".
On the Mastodon web UI you can do this from the β’β’β’ button on any post.
I wish you could separate /giving someone access/ to a thread (as pinging them does) and /making them receive notifications about it/ (as pinging them does).
Maybe what we need is a "silent ping" that somehow tells the receiving server not to make a notification.
β Frost
You know what'd be cool?
An "I intend to write a reply to this" button on posts. Acting like stars do.
So kinda like a typing indicator, except under your own control. So critters don't think you just didn't see it at all if you're busy writing a reply.
Should probably add it to a bookmarks-style list as well, so you can look at a list of things you meant to reply to but haven't gotten around to doing yet.
#Mastodon / #meta / #MastoDev / maybe #GlitchSoc
Offline post viewer is coming along!
...I can't figure out how to load from the archives. *growls at CORS* I ended up making the JSON into a JS file that assigned the JSON stuff into a variable, then loading that as a page script. Grr.
[It switches themes based on your system dark mode. :3]
So, PSA for anyone getting involved in Discourseβ’ of any sort:
If you click back through someone's points they made at you and they disappear as you click on them, saying "not found", that does not necessarily mean they deleted their side of the conversation.
They probably just blocked you. That apparently causes this.
#Mastodon really is an /absolute blessing/ for me.
Being able to respond to things when I can.
To walk away from the computer for a bit without anyone wondering where I suddenly went.
To stop, think, formulate replies with no Social Time Limit β no "think fast, come up with something, now, now β too late, now everyone's wondering why you haven't said anything".
Email does this too. But email's... /intimidating/. Letters weren't designed for informal conversation.
I saw a take once that said followers-only replies were basically DMs, because only people following both can see it.
While that's true a lot of the time, I think they underestimated the amount of close-knit follower groups on the fediverse. (:
Hi, I'm a wolf!
In a head of 10 animals (and counting)! We're all quadrupedal, transspecies, autistic, and proud of it. β¨
Partners with @Ylfingr and @lindsays. Yes, I'm partners with someone in my own head, it's awesome.
We're over 18. β οΈ We get lewd sometimes! [It's CWed.]
Oh, and I'm over at @Frost too. This is a personal account, that one not so much. And we have a system account at @frostclaws but we've mostly been using our own accounts lately.