Should Mastodon notifications be prioritized?
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@randahl
are you asking for an ALGORITHM?
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@farbel absolutely. One example of this could be, that I could mark you as having high priority to me, to make sure that I do not miss anything from you.
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@fresseng I know, but that is not it. The problem is not getting more notifications, but less.
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@HeyLaiverd
Lists prioritizes people, not notifications
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@HeyLaiverd
Lists prioritizes people, not notifications.
@farbelDo you see this reply and did you get a notification? I removed your name tag but it is still a reply.
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@randahl Come on. You’re never going to read or reply to me. I wasn’t born into the right white people club to experience belonging or safety.
But what you need isn’t fewer notifications. It’s the capacity to mark which repliers should be highlighted.
Some guy will say he thought of it after he reads this.
@LillaVee I do not understand how I would know anything about a "white people's club".
But I think you are right, something that highlights notifications could be helpful.
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@randahl An app could reasonably provide some sort and filter options that you control (keywords, number of favourites and boosts, replies, that kind of thing). Threading them so you only see the back and forth if you click in would be a good idea, too.
But a huge selling feature of Mastodon is that it doesn't outsource decisions about what's important to an unaccountable algorithm.
@UrbanEdm Let me be clear: I am not asking for AI.
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@randahl what bothers me even more is that I use multi-column view, and when I open a post, it shows up in the rightmost column (not adjustable), but if I want to reply or post, I can only do it in the leftmost column.
There is already some grouping: if ten people boost your post, or favourite your post, they show up together as a group of the notifications list instead of one after another.
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@HeyLaiverd
Lists prioritizes people, not notifications.
@farbel -
Let me give an example of improvements I would find helpful:
A: If two people debate a post I wrote, that may generate 20 notifications. I would prefer, if those 20 notifcations were grouped as 1.
B: If a person creates a new post, addressed to me, asking a question, that post would be of the utmost importance to me — like receiving an e-mail — and often more important than replies.
So what do you think? Could or should the Mastodon notification system help prioritize notifications?
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@randahl
Both suggestions make a lot of sense to me. Would be great for busy accounts if Mastodon could implement something like that. -
@nikatjef A simple example. If everything that you say is usually important to me, I could flag you as someone whose notifications should have priority.
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Do you see this reply and did you get a notification? I removed your name tag but it is still a reply.
@saarmuller@mastodon.social
I have wondered about that as well. Personally I like to get notified when someone replies to me, but...
This is Mastodon, you can filter on types of notifications as well... For example filter notifications when someone starts following you, or filter when someone favorites your comments, etc -
@saarmuller@mastodon.social
I have wondered about that as well. Personally I like to get notified when someone replies to me, but...
This is Mastodon, you can filter on types of notifications as well... For example filter notifications when someone starts following you, or filter when someone favorites your comments, etc -
Let me give an example of improvements I would find helpful:
A: If two people debate a post I wrote, that may generate 20 notifications. I would prefer, if those 20 notifcations were grouped as 1.
B: If a person creates a new post, addressed to me, asking a question, that post would be of the utmost importance to me — like receiving an e-mail — and often more important than replies.
So what do you think? Could or should the Mastodon notification system help prioritize notifications?
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@randahl Seems very reasonable
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