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Following #lemmy communities from #mastodon has gotten much better (hachyderm.io)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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Following #lemmy communities from #mastodon has gotten much better

Version 19.4 introduced automatic hashtag-ing (see https://lemmy.ml/post/16585416)

Posts get federated with a hashtag matching the community name.

The important bit is that comments to posts *don't* get the tags.

Which means you can follow the corresponding tag on mastodon and get a feed only of posts.

EG: #asklemmy

If you're starting a community, giving it a unique enough name could help prevent overlap too.

@fediverse

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

@maegul @fediverse Will not adding community to an exclusive list hide it from hashtags too?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    @simpleguy @fediverse

    I don’t believe so. I’m pretty sure I’ve checked it, but I could be wrong.

    It makes sense though as hashtags are a different mechanism from follows and boosts.

    You could do a quick test with the test community and the test hashtag.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    @maegul @fediverse Working as intended. Thanks.

    Hope usable direct following for lemmy from Mastodon come soon.

    Otherwise this method is fine too.

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