set trending posts to local-only?? (see below for questions about that)
Instead of hashtag popularity being counted based on "every public use of a hashtag we see", it is counted by "every public use of a hashtag we see by a person with an account on this server" (whether that use is federated or not, as long as it's public).
Instead of trending links being calculated by number of boosts of a link by accounts the server knows about, they are calculated by number of boosts by people with an account on this server.
Instead of trending posts calculated by the summation of shares and favorites the server knows about, they are calculated by the summation of shares and favorites by people with an account on this server. (Maybe this is an option that means only posts made on this server can trend? Or should this also apply to posts from other servers that have lots of favorites and shares from local users? I don't know.)
Motivation
On a server like Friend Camp, we do not care at all about universally trending stuff, but it could be fun to see links that are shared by people on our server. This means stuff could be more likely to trend that we care about, such as a link for an upcoming Friend Camp event.
Pitch
Give admins the following site settings options:
Instead of hashtag popularity being counted based on "every public use of a hashtag we see", it is counted by "every public use of a hashtag we see by a person with an account on this server" (whether that use is federated or not, as long as it's public).
Instead of trending links being calculated by number of boosts of a link by accounts the server knows about, they are calculated by number of boosts by people with an account on this server.
Instead of trending posts calculated by the summation of shares and favorites the server knows about, they are calculated by the summation of shares and favorites by people with an account on this server. (Maybe this is an option that means only posts made on this server can trend? Or should this also apply to posts from other servers that have lots of favorites and shares from local users? I don't know.)
Motivation
On a server like Friend Camp, we do not care at all about universally trending stuff, but it could be fun to see links that are shared by people on our server. This means stuff could be more likely to trend that we care about, such as a link for an upcoming Friend Camp event.