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Whalebird · So 02.11.2025 21:35:15 @admin@fedimeteo.com @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe @stefano@bsd.cafe Hi Stefano, i want to mention two things about #Fedimeteo, that i noticed. 1️⃣ On hhmx.de i follow one account @hamburg@de.fedimeteo.com 2️⃣ The order of information in a post is Current - Forecast Days - Forecast Hours. Thanks in advance for a feedback. |
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Föderation EN Mo 03.11.2025 07:52:55 @nick @admin @hamburg Hello! 1) Yes, this is related to snac. As it's tailored to small instances, it tries to increase their visibility and federation reach by sending posts to all its known instances. I completely understand that it can feel like spam when many new cities appear, and I'm sorry for the annoyance. This "push" behavior is a feature that could technically be disabled, but we choose to keep it active intentionally. The reason is that this "discoverability" feature is extremely useful and widely appreciated by users on larger instances. It's often the only way they can find and follow cities that nobody on their instance is following yet. Without it, many cities would simply be invisible. It's definitely a trade-off, but it's proven to be essential for helping FediMeteo grow and connect across the network. 2) I'll think about it, thank you for your suggestion. The current idea is "what's the weather like now? Ok, what's the trend of the coming days?". Then, if people are interested, they can go deeper and see hour-by-hour details. But I'll re-consider it. Thank you for your feedback! |
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Whalebird · Di 04.11.2025 16:31:00 @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe @admin@fedimeteo.com 1️⃣ Is it a configuration option on #Snac or is any instance using #Snac federating this way? Will it stop, when no one is following any account? hhmx.de is my single account instance, that i use do develop my own #Fediverse server named #Mammuthus. At least i noticed an issue, as the #Fedimeteo posts shows up as public (and not unlisted). Fixed now. But as unlisted posts are used users can just find #Fedimeteo accounts by searching for accounts, right? Not sure, how visible this is... :-) 2️⃣ My approach is currently "what's the weather now, and soon, the next hours?" and just then "the next days"... maybe a poll would be a good idea? Thanks for your reply. |
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Föderation DE Di 04.11.2025 22:19:20 @nick @admin I believe it can be deactivated; there's an option on snac. I think that even if you unfollow, the messages would arrive anyway: the purpose of this snac behavior is to give greater visibility to small instances, because in theory, it was originally created precisely for small personal instances or those with few users. Nowadays, some people complain that when they try to follow their own city, their own instance shows the user but often without posts, and it seems to them that it's not working. Not on all software, but, at least, in this way some benefit, and in general, the feedback has been positive. I'm afraid that turning it off might greatly limit the project's visibility. The use of unlisted for updates - a very useful suggestion - is precisely to avoid noise on public timelines. |
