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Mastodon Follow Packs (mastodonmigration.wordpress.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A popular feature of BlueSky that really gets new users' feeds going is their Starter Packs.

Mastodon Migration Blog is replicating this good idea for the Fediverse with follow packs. These are csv files that can be downloaded and imported into Mastodon to follow a bunch of users around a topic.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As soon as someone that is similar to most people in my life sees the words “.csv” and “hamburger menu” their eyes will glaze over and they’ll bounce.

Plus there’s step number 4 that I know will scare folks away…

Select Import and Export >>> Import >>> Import type dropdown: “Lists” (NOT “Following list”) >>> Verify that ‘Merge’ is selected >>> Browse >>> Select “[file name] – list.csv” >>> Upload >>> Confirm

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I am that person.

I'm here out of sheer bloody mindedness, it felt like both Lemmy and Mastodon actively resisted me using them at. every. step. from discovery of service to accessing service to finding content

I'm trying but damn

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because this is the average user.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

normies want easy starter pack with one click or tap like this