Seeing stuff about reddit being posted to 10 different technology boards, plus reddit-themed ones, then reposted further just makes this whole idea a mess. Reposts have to be consolidated into a single comment thread.

  • @quandoquando@slrpnk.net
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    71 year ago

    Sorting by new also is an algorithm.

    Not trolling here: I think this is something the fediverse will need to decide at some point. What are the acceptance criteria for timeline presentations? But this would also be a perfect example of diversity: don’t like the way our instance sorts your timeline? No problem, here’s some instances that do it differently.

    • zalack
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      41 year ago

      The goal should be to allow users to choose their own algorithm, including third party algorithms you can install yourself or something.

      • @quandoquando@slrpnk.net
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        11 year ago

        Sure, but the algorithms themselves will have to be provided by the instance, so I guess different instance might make different choices, for example due to privacy concerns etc.

        • zalack
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          11 year ago

          You could engineer it so users could provide their own algorithm.

          It would be a HARD engineering problem, but not impossible, IMO.