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Make Lists Opt-in #14385

Open ghost opened 4 years ago

ghost commented 4 years ago

Pitch

The other day I learnt that the reason only followers can be added to Lists is that it prevents stalking. If that's the case then why not make Add to Lists opt-in? I'm sure accounts like Protonmail, F-Droid, Mastodon, Exodus wouldn't mind being added to Lists. For bot accounts, make it compulsory.

Motivation

Lists are very useful for keeping your home TL clutter-free while at the same time keeping up with your other interests. A less-rigid Lists feature can help improve Mastodon's UX.

trwnh commented 4 years ago

you have to be following someone to add them to a list because you have to receive their posts first.

shleeable commented 4 years ago

you have to be following someone to add them to a list because you have to receive their posts first.

the horror of the fediverse in one line.

ghost commented 4 years ago

you have to be following someone to add them to a list because you have to receive their posts first.

So it's not possible to count adding an account to a list as a follow but not really like your usual follow?

Lists are really useful, man. It's a bummer that it's the way it is in Mastodon.

ghost commented 4 years ago

you have to be following someone to add them to a list because you have to receive their posts first.

@trwnh Then how is it possible to add any user to a list w/o having to follow them first in Misskey?

@shleeable