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(DIR) Post #AyzghTsBQUtIsMwitk by Mastodon@mastodon.social
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We’re thrilled to be bringing you a upcoming feature to help you find your people on Mastodon: Packs. (Or something… we’re still figuring out the name.) As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.Read this blog post about our approach and let us know what you think!https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/our-ideas-about-packs/
(DIR) Post #AyzglH1BA8igAJxj2u by fossveil@infosec.exchange
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@Mastodon well done
(DIR) Post #Ayzgo9ZNJPpzvvKY3k by lety@doesstuff.social
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@Mastodon Herds herds herds
(DIR) Post #AyzhJx5nElu2VEeljU by ticho@mas.to
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@Mastodon What about account migration *with* posts? Focus on essentials firsst.
(DIR) Post #Ayzi0OR1y7BXSzpNbs by fluffgar@mastodon.scot
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@Mastodon A group of elephants is sometimes referred to as a Parade.
(DIR) Post #AyziGW6NEOqNsVr0FM by worldwidewerner@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon A flock of elephants (which is the closest we get I guess) can be called a herd, sure, but it can also be called a parade!Join the parade! Find your parade! Your new friends awaits you at the parade! I think we should call it a parade!✨PARADE✨ #Parade #MastodonParade
(DIR) Post #AyziUCKBYjl6auq0VU by fabiscafe@mstdn.social
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@Mastodon FUGs :neocat_cool_fingerguns: Fediverse User Groups.
(DIR) Post #AyziaCYvaWaT4Mb28G by sjn@chaos.social
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@Mastodon yeah, the collective noun "pack" is used for wolves, dogs and hyenas (and hounds, cards, cigarettes, lies and thieves).If you want something for elephants, try "herd" or "parade".(Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/Animal-Group-Names)
(DIR) Post #Ayzimq10jFIOuCl172 by bitbonk@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon Is the main scenario really just onboarding here? I like the idea of curated lists of accounts on a certain topic. Something that may be updated regularly. Something like the lists feature but sharable. Maybe similar to OPML.
(DIR) Post #AyzjFClZjb7FZi41lQ by GOKUSHRM@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon orbit or circle or jhund (hindi word)
(DIR) Post #AyzldzYQC4vZkJrHVo by borisschapira@framapiaf.org
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@Mastodon As for the wording, "Parades" better fit the mastodonte metaphor than "Packs". What's of interest to me is more about agency and privacy. How to make sure people can know when they are part of one (especially if the thing has been created on another instance)? Suspend or remove themselves from it? Communicate with the thing's owner?
(DIR) Post #Ayzljyg2MsSelNH6OG by gunchleoc@mastodon.scot
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@Mastodon How about the ability to add hashtags to starter packs too?People will not know all the common hashtags for the subjects that they are interested in, e.g. Defaidodon, LichenSubscribe,...
(DIR) Post #AyzmME8NLaw5hrliEq by markhughes@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon Please, please just let me turn off the boost/quote menu. I can't remember seeing more than a single quote toot so far and have never used (or wanted) it myself.That's it. Please fix this before I can't stand it any more. 80% of the time the only option on that menu is boost. This is an awful #UX fail. Thanks for listening.
(DIR) Post #AyzmsIx8xymRv0oKNE by neil_mcmillan@mastodon.online
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@Mastodon surely this should be “herds”
(DIR) Post #AyznT9nDzBYMDwkAeO by tomw@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon This addresses the consent aspect but doesn't have anything to say about how it skews the power dynamics. What happened on Bluesky was that getting included into a few packs was a "lottery win" and people gave little Oscar acceptance speeches to their tens of thousands of new followers, while people who had happened to not be included in this or that pack were bitter about their exclusion
(DIR) Post #AyzpEIESWhZpxjWSSO by NatureMC@mastodon.online
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@tomw Exactly my experience on #Bsky! There, it's a horrible elitist system that favours influencers and gives them even more votes. No chance for people who cover multiple topics (packs prefer one topic only-people) or are unknown. And you have to annoy people begging so that they give you a chance.At least on B., connected to the algorithms, it's on the way to #enshittification.I would like to consider this danger.@Mastodon
(DIR) Post #AyzrUJ8x6eGpKWi8bA by nick@theblower.au
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@Mastodon The Internet runs on cats. We could be a Tribe or Pride.
(DIR) Post #AyzrdLYrUBjnR38jjM by jonny@neuromatch.social
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@Mastodon hell ya, get it
(DIR) Post #Ayzrm8k2WDVaHXYrJo by semele@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon The first two things that come to my mind are that I'm pleased we can choose to opt-out of being included, and the way hashtags work on here is most satisfying and I'd like to see it continued.
(DIR) Post #AyztWNPsOFwF4Ok16u by ArnimRanthoron@ruhr.social
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@MastodonMastodons came in herds, didn't they?
(DIR) Post #AyzuDu1l1FLOfBDMjQ by healthiswealth@fosstodon.org
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@Mastodon @FediFollows Has helped me find a tonne of accounts I wouldnt have found on my own. Their feedback (as you've mentioned) may be worth something(?).
(DIR) Post #AyzxVQxq77CPbHQv56 by jeremyjackson@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon If not “packs” then maybe “sets?” I’d be hesitant to obscure the meaning too much for the sake of thematics, the simpler the better.Something else that they did that helped with onboarding was to create shareable lists (called feeds) that are for certain topics based on words and tags within posts. I know we can search topics via words or tags, but a topic of interest being a click or two away vs manually entering the search terms is powerful, almost like a subreddit but not.
(DIR) Post #Az00Gp2AdkRllpBQ5g by calicoday@mastodon.gamedev.place
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@Mastodon I'd just like to suggest you plan ahead and make any lists of users for any purpose useable/tranformable for any other purpose -- vs on bluesky sharter packs and feeds were different somehow and not exchangeable. Also keep a user list of changes to their account, so they know what happened, and the ablity to UNDO.
(DIR) Post #Az01a5BwtFlBL4VMmW by sab@hostux.social
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@Mastodon For the quick start part of it, maybe users during onboarding (say in the app) could pick starter packs first, and then be recommended instances partly based on what the people in their chosen starter packs are using? You're interested in anarchist starter packs, here's some anarchist instances for you. Of french lierature or cycling or whatever.It has some matthews effect potential, but I don't think it's a terrible idea.
(DIR) Post #Az03SKxIb4uPox5RfU by ErikUden@mastodon.de
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@Mastodon this is the greatest feature this platform could ever have, since I've been making curated and private lists for people to follow and sending them those manually every time they join the platform. Awesome feature, will greatly be used! 🕊️
(DIR) Post #Az04gU1nlIe7y2VCcq by Ulan_KA@social.tchncs.de
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@Mastodon „Herd“Mastodonians are not wolves, we don't form packs like the fascists on X.
(DIR) Post #Az06VBU4ZFoVB2SwEK by ephemeromorph@topspicy.social
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@Mastodon I hate this idea. I like Mastodon because it's NOT like corporate social media.Having an empty timeline until you find people to follow is not a problem that needs solving; people are just too used to being spoon fed by the algorithm.If you add this feature, please allow people to opt out of being added to starter packs.
(DIR) Post #Az06tCX4JzwpNWJr7o by GuyNamedBrian@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon I like the direction you’re taking here and I look forward to seeing how this works out. One idea: would a “starter pack” of hashtags be a thing that would make sense? I really appreciate the ability to follow hashtags; maybe that could be a way to help on board new folks: “Not sure *who* to follow? Follow your favorite hashtags and find your people!”
(DIR) Post #Az09yUn6ADm5Jh27gu by uc@mastodon.scot
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@MastodonIf it's not called Trunks, then what is there left in life?
(DIR) Post #Az0Fq2ml0GNJrqE7Um by KanaMauna@sauropods.win
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@Mastodon Oh joy. When you're done copying Bluesky, can you do something about fixing searches and hashtags.
(DIR) Post #Az0GbjxeIL5LNv44VU by dmian@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon Maybe “bundles”? I don’t know… 😝
(DIR) Post #Az0Gd1WSUGs08kxUES by ratcatcher@beige.party
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@MastodonThis is a good idea in principle but how will you safeguard against spamming?On a server like social, which has open signups with no verification or human checking, it would be a spammer's delight. Create an account, follow all the "packs" and let rip.
(DIR) Post #Az0PBXUyuFXUn9EkU4 by F112M@mastodon.social
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@Mastodon I'm sure many will like this new feature, but many will also hate it and may even leave Mastodon because of it.
(DIR) Post #Az0VN7rGf8DMT8ZLzU by luyapapi@social.friendcraft.club
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@Mastodon This has to be a "user curated" feature. You could potentially do something automated like add the accounts with the most followers, but you can't determine how legitimate the follower count is. It could be an account followed by a bunch of crap accounts.I think there should be a button on every user's public profile that people can click if they think the account should be recommended in a pack. Maybe limit the vote to instance members, or send suggestions to the admins for submit.
(DIR) Post #Az0huVXapYsuvS3Csq by Juls@ohai.social
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@Mastodon is it ok to write you an email with other ideas I have but don't know a place to talk about them?
(DIR) Post #Az0wJknkczEMqyXbNY by SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange
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@Mastodon How about calling it 'Aisles'As in, what you are looking for may be in the next aisle.
(DIR) Post #Az2MdY8YDREXKiKVZg by Sar@masto.ai
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@Mastodon Well a pack of elephants is a herd, so..... I mean it's right there ;)
(DIR) Post #Az5bfhI5EcQf5Z9OGu by ampersine@mastodon.online
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@Mastodon Pachs… pachyderm