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Ever since I've started using mastodon, where users can filter accounts, whole domains, and posts containing keywords, I wished every site with user-submitted c

Ever since I've started using mastodon, where users can filter accounts, whole domains, and posts containing keywords, I wished every site with user-submitted content would allow you to do that.

dagw 4y ago
I miss score files from the Usenet days. You could have a whole set of rules that would increase or decrease the score of posts, based on any combination of rules, and then you could filter on score.
- JohnFen 4y ago
  To be honest, I don't use kill lists even when they are available. Usenet taught me that they cause me to miss things I wanted to see. It's much safer to just use the kill list in my mind and not read the things that don't interest me.
- kazinator 4y ago
  I use slrn for reading news. In my .slrn-scores file, I don't have any entries that assign a score other than -9999.
dannyphantom 4y ago
Reddit has been around for long enough that there isn't really a good reason as to why a user can't block out entire subreddits (vs "muting") from appearing in their feeds - there are ways to use the site that accomplish that, but it's not a very user-friendly design (imo) For as long as I've been on Twitter it's always been super easy to block keywords, accounts, adjacently related topics, etc. Anyway, I wholeheartedly agree with your underlying point that users should be allowed to curate their experience with a platform.
- worldsayshi 4y ago
  I wonder if GPT (sorry) could be used to generate filters that works on any web page.
- falcolas 4y ago
  > there isn't really a good reason as to why a user can't block out entire subreddits You can-ish. At least on old reddit's /r/all page. There's a block list you can curate for yourself (when logged in) on the right hand sidebar. Sadly, it doesn't work for "popular". The filter list does carry over to the new interface, FWIW. "Displaying content from /r/all, except the following subreddits:"
  - dannyphantom 4y ago
    Oh wow, thank you! That's awesome to know. Love this site - the breadth of knowledge and willingness to share it is so refreshing.
dang 4y ago
There are pros and cons to doing it either way. I think the way HN does it is in its DNA so we're unlikely to change it. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20site%20silo&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
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Ever since I've started using mastodon, where users can filter accounts, whole domains, and posts containing keywords, I wished every site with user-submitted content would allow you to do that.

dagw 4y ago

I miss score files from the Usenet days. You could have a whole set of rules that would increase or decrease the score of posts, based on any combination of rules, and then you could filter on score.

JohnFen 4y ago
To be honest, I don't use kill lists even when they are available. Usenet taught me that they cause me to miss things I wanted to see. It's much safer to just use the kill list in my mind and not read the things that don't interest me.
kazinator 4y ago
I use slrn for reading news. In my .slrn-scores file, I don't have any entries that assign a score other than -9999.

dannyphantom 4y ago

Reddit has been around for long enough that there isn't really a good reason as to why a user can't block out entire subreddits (vs "muting") from appearing in their feeds - there are ways to use the site that accomplish that, but it's not a very user-friendly design (imo) For as long as I've been on Twitter it's always been super easy to block keywords, accounts, adjacently related topics, etc. Anyway, I wholeheartedly agree with your underlying point that users should be allowed to curate their experience with a platform.

worldsayshi 4y ago
I wonder if GPT (sorry) could be used to generate filters that works on any web page.
falcolas 4y ago
> there isn't really a good reason as to why a user can't block out entire subreddits You can-ish. At least on old reddit's /r/all page. There's a block list you can curate for yourself (when logged in) on the right hand sidebar. Sadly, it doesn't work for "popular". The filter list does carry over to the new interface, FWIW. "Displaying content from /r/all, except the following subreddits:"
- dannyphantom 4y ago
  Oh wow, thank you! That's awesome to know. Love this site - the breadth of knowledge and willingness to share it is so refreshing.

dang 4y ago

There are pros and cons to doing it either way. I think the way HN does it is in its DNA so we're unlikely to change it. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20site%20silo&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

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