Anachron, 14 days ago

@underlap yep, it's sad but with a lot of people to follow you'll not be able to follow anyone anymore.

People posting more frequently take the spot. Which is sad, as often the less frequently posters have great content as well.

I am always careful when following new people. Not because I dont like them, but because it will take more of my focus and time.

danielsiepmann, 14 days ago

@Anachron @underlap I'm constantly re considering my timeline.

"Spammers" are removed for exact that reason.

It is probably fine to follow hundreds or thousands of people and projects, if they keep their posts to a proper number.

underlap, 14 days ago

@danielsiepmann @Anachron I wonder if there's an easy way to obtain an account's average posting frequency? I would take a punt on an infrequent poster but probably avoid the more prolific.

danielsiepmann, 14 days ago

@Anachron @underlap I'm using friendi.ca/ and it should be possible to write an plugin for that. Provide a time range and count the posts within the database.

I'm absolutely not into mastodon and therefore can't provide any hint for that or any other software.

But I'm fine with just reading my timeline. It is not only about the amount, but also topics.

People shift their topics from time to time. I'll then remove them from my timeline if it doesn't match anymore.