Post AYCZPtWMmTvxVsAX0C by ParanoidFactoid@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AYCPxWc1SjxAlcDCym by randahl@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T20:59:24Z
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I have really come to love Mastodon. So much so, I have followed everyone I found interesting, and everyone who has followed me.Now I am following 7,500 people, and while I really enjoy that, Mastodon now prevents me from following anyone else.I do not understand, why Mastodon would have such a rule. To me it seems very counterproductive to the whole concept of connecting with people from all over the world.
(DIR) Post #AYCPxXCXGzA0arIMtM by stux@mstdn.social
2023-07-29T21:41:28Z
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@randahl This seems not right?Look at my profile :blobcatgiggle:
(DIR) Post #AYCQdYIdZyt2A9BWZE by iuculano@masto.ai
2023-07-29T21:49:04Z
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@stux @randahl yes, very strange indeed
(DIR) Post #AYCZIlYC16lYlXckU4 by ML2@akkoma.sandhill.social
2023-07-29T23:26:18.641152Z
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@randahl That's ... weird
(DIR) Post #AYCZKDQrq2NnWstAYq by NorCal_Lynne@mstdn.social
2023-07-29T21:13:00Z
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@randahl that seems like a weird error or instance limitation, I have seen accounts on mine follow 30,000+ accounts.
(DIR) Post #AYCZKTfzRZzDuQ5TM0 by stevesplace@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T21:37:20Z
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@NorCal_Lynne @randahl Not an error. It's hard-coded. I'd have to look but it's like following 1.2(?) times more people than follow you. As you post and more people follow you, the restriction will disappear again. I think there's also a daily limit in there, but it was quite high, if it's mastodon I'm recalling for that.
(DIR) Post #AYCZLrCtRVoNB58RwO by Gargron@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T23:14:30Z
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@randahl It's a universal limit, you can follow up to 7,500 and then a a ratio of 1.1x of your own followers (so if you have 7,500 followers, you can follow more people). We implemented it very long ago as an anti-abuse mechanism; similar limits exist on other social media platforms.
(DIR) Post #AYCZNCVBkmlNVrKjTs by randahl@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T21:51:50Z
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@stevesplace it is a hard limit. It has been exactly 7,500 for the last two weeks, and in this period around more people have started following me. The 7,500 has not changed.@NorCal_Lynne
(DIR) Post #AYCZND7TSRO7QbFJ9k by stevesplace@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T21:59:17Z
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@randahl @NorCal_Lynne The one thing mastodon is very good at is getting me to look at the code. I'll check.
(DIR) Post #AYCZNDmazYHVU8U9Fg by stevesplace@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T22:25:17Z
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@randahl @NorCal_Lynne You are correct, but the instance has control over it. Hard-coded it's 7500 follows and a follows ratio of 1.1. Both are overridden by environment variables, if they are set. There may be instances where the limit is higher or lower, based on what I see in the code. This instance clearly isn't one of them.Running one's own server has some advantages.
(DIR) Post #AYCZPtWMmTvxVsAX0C by ParanoidFactoid@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T21:14:33Z
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@randahl This isn't a very good choice by devs. It will definitely limit Mastodon adoption among larger popular accounts if it becomes widely known.
(DIR) Post #AYCZQYt8yhVzoO8nhI by marjolica@social.linux.pizza
2023-07-29T21:11:39Z
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@randahl please tell me how you manage to keep on top of 7,500 follows - I follow 53, including yourself and the volume (and quality) is already amazing. Admittedly I do tend to go down the rabbit hole of reading threads.
(DIR) Post #AYCZQZpzRuaQktfnQ8 by randahl@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T21:25:22Z
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@marjolica I simply do not keep on top of it. When ever I am not on Mastodon, a lot occurs, that I do not see. However, when I do open Mastodon, I now have an endless feed of interesting toots, and I love that.
(DIR) Post #AYCkPiZAbr3N27bAps by randahl@mastodon.social
2023-07-29T21:53:43Z
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@iuculano I think it is configured per Mastodon instance, and my instance is different from yours. @stux
(DIR) Post #AYCkPjCsEEoR1GAsim by stux@mstdn.social
2023-07-30T01:30:40Z
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@randahl @iuculano No, that's not something that can be set as an 'config' option 😉
(DIR) Post #AYCkU9khTUg0VW6lUG by thisismissem@hachyderm.io
2023-07-29T21:59:00Z
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@randahl this limit is specific to mastodon.social, I'm not entirely sure why though.(Mastodon has two settings that allow administrators to set upper limits on the number of followers, either as a ratio of following to followers, or as a hard limit)
(DIR) Post #AYCkUAZkPhVf3pzX3Q by stux@mstdn.social
2023-07-30T01:31:28Z
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@thisismissem @randahl ah so it is set! "hardcoded" i guess?
(DIR) Post #AYCkZgSpHTBRPPNpkO by thisismissem@hachyderm.io
2023-07-30T01:32:25Z
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@stux @randahl nope! Two environment variables. I put more information in the Mastodon discord's feedback channel iirc.
(DIR) Post #AYCkdhcgug1gA6ujC4 by stux@mstdn.social
2023-07-30T01:33:12Z
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@thisismissem @randahl Huh wow! I just found them indeed: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/8807I never even knew they where there lol :blobcatgiggle: Just before i joined the party i guess
(DIR) Post #AYCkxmsL5vIgFAoIvw by thisismissem@hachyderm.io
2023-07-30T01:36:50Z
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@stux @randahl neither! Took me a hot minute to find them too!