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Not sure if I should Follow a hashtag or pin it to a column. Any ideas?
@truthsandwich I look forward to any replies. I have the same question. I've barely scratched the surface of Mastodon's features like lists and circles.
@truthsandwich I guess I should mention that I have set up hashtag filters for #HamRadio and #MorseCode that appear to be working well.
@shuttersparks And, no, I don't mean posts boosted by people I follow. I expect those.
@truthsandwich I'm no help on that one. But now I'm studying this pin-a-column thing. Haha. (Just because I've been on Masto for four years doesn't mean I know much.)
@truthsandwich Been reading. I see I have much to learn. I've never ventured beyond the single-column default layout with column switching. Tomorrow I'll plunge into it and see what kind of mess I can make. I have a wide display. Might as well use it.
@shuttersparks Multiple columns are definitely worth it, if only to keep Home and Notifications on the same page, with room for the right-most column that changes.
@truthsandwich Funny thing is, about a week ago I was mulling how I might adjust the layout more to my liking and wondered if I should use Stylus like I do to fix MeWe's layout. Hahaha. Without even considering Mastodon's built-in options.
Typical programmer mentality. "Hmm, I don't like this. Gimme the source code," without even checking for options. Lmao.
@truthsandwich @shuttersparks how do you pin a column?
Click on a hashtag so the rightmost column filters it. Then pin that column by clicking on the three sliders thing on the top right and then the "+ Pin".
@truthsandwich @shuttersparks I didn't figure out how to save hashtags. But I started lists and it helps
@Edgeoforever @truthsandwich So far today too busy with Thanksgiving prep to do any study. I set up a couple of hashtag filters about a week ago and they work well.
I'm a ham radio guy so I set up a filter for #HamRadio and another for #MorseCode. Now, any post anywhere containing either of those hashtags appears in my feed, no matter what instance, regardless of whether I follow them or not. That's just what I want and it works.
@shuttersparks So far, what I've done is pin a column for politics or news. I've also followed individuals, and they show up in my Home column. But I also see other people in there and I'm not sure why.