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eggnet
on June 20, 2023
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The Federated App Problem
Signal to noise ratio. When the admin of a server thinks the ratio of another server is too low, the admin will block it.
What's the definition of too low? Up to the admins of that server.
cubefox
on June 20, 2023
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That's the problem. It's enough when people choose themselves whom to follow.
eggnet
on June 21, 2023
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It's not enough if those people's posts are flooded with low quality replies.
cubefox
on June 21, 2023
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That seems to be only a problem for a few people with a very high follower count or for viral tweets. Both are quite rare relatively speaking.
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What's the definition of too low? Up to the admins of that server.