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1. Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:47:32 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

   For this #FollowFriday, I added several *very* sought-after features to the the Discover Mastodon portal (https://discover.fedified.com) . To make it even easier to find great content on here:
   - anyone with an established Mastodon account can opt-in for a profile
   - if you have a profile already, you can directly modify the topic tags on your profile (choose from 70+)
   - more accessibility-related improvements *everywhere* (tooltips, aria-labels, and more!)

   (1/x)

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:46:44 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD Consistently getting this error (safari on iPadOS)

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:46:51 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     • Paul Haddad
     • Tim Chambers
     • Mark Jardine :emoji_squint:
     • supernovae

     If you're an app developer (👀 at you @paul and @mark) or an instance admin (@supernovae, @tchambers) that would like to improve new-user onboarding or to offer existing users a way to fill up their timelines with quality content-- reach out to me for an API key. My only ask is that you attribute the source and provide a link back so that content creators know that they can add their profile to the mix.

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:47:06 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     (6/x) TL; DR: The easy way to find great content on Mastodon is to visit https://discover.fedified.com. The recommendations are organized by topic and (as of today!) the recommendations change every 4-6 hours (cadence reflects posting activity across the Fediverse).

     Also, if you are a content creator that would like to reach a larger audience then consider adding your profile to the mix-- it's private, secure, and takes less than 2 minutes.

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:47:09 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     (5/x) Asking folks to use their Mastodon login:
     a) confirms that the account owner (or their authorized representative) are the ones opting-in
     b) allows the site to route follow requests through the account-owner's Mastodon instance. This means that blocks, mutes, and other instance- and user-level moderation features continue to work as intended.

     The goal is to make it easier to discover great content on Mastodon, while being mindful of individual preference vis à vis privacy and visibility.

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:47:13 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     (4/x) In terms of privacy and security: we don't hold onto your login information. That stays in your browser's temporary storage/cache. It gets deleted the moment you close the tab/window. If you click the "Log out" button, then we'll actually log you out by revoking the token with your server (which not every 3rd-party app does btw).

     So, why even ask people to log in? ...

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:47:20 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     (3/x) The basic idea behind the eligibility criteria is to prevent spamming via sockpuppet accounts while making the site as open, accessible, and welcoming to everyone else.

     Also: any accounts that are locked, "no index," or disabled the "Make me discoverable" feature will not be able to create a profile. That's because I programmed the site to use those privacy settings as indicators that the profile should be hidden or removed.

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:47:26 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     (2/x) If you don't have a profile already and you have an established* Mastodon account, then you'll see this smiling icon as soon as you log-in. Clicking on it takes you to the topic selection modal- all you do is choose your topics and click Submit.

     *Here's what qualifies accounts that are:
     - at least 30 days old
     - have more than 200 followers
     - not a bot or group
     - not hosted on an instance listed on Fediblock's top offenders list

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:52:38 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     • Robert McNees

     @mcnees safari is the bane of my existence. Mind trying another browser or desktop safari?

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 04:52:38 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD I’ll try in th morning and message if it’s still running into problems.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 15:25:40 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD So I am getting the same message on both Safari and Chrome, desktop and iPad. Fresh install of Chrome with no cache, as it's not my usual browser.

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 15:25:41 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     • Robert McNees

     @mcnees thank you. I just pushed another fix that *should* fix this particular issue

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 15:26:41 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD Is it possible that a profile already exists?

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 16:59:59 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD No problem! Neat service, thanks for taking this on.

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 17:00:00 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     • Robert McNees

     @mcnees It seems to be an issue with the formatting of the account information coming back from the Mastodon server. I'm working on a patch to be make the site compatible with this new formatting, and will release the patch in a few hours. Sorry, again, for the frustrating experience.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-May-2023 18:46:57 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD Progress! Not working yet, but a different error message that suggests its an issue with the server I’m on.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-May-2023 00:01:47 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD Looks like it worked!

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Sunday, 07-May-2023 00:02:06 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     • Robert McNees

     @mcnees I just released another patch that addressed this issue for other folks, and using my test account on mastodon[.]social. Can you please try again, and let me know if the problem persists?

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Sunday, 07-May-2023 00:02:10 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     • Robert McNees

     @mcnees The official mastodon servers are running a "nightly build" of the software. I just updated the code again to (hopefully) address this particular quirk

   • Jorge Caballero, MD (datadrivenmd@fedified.com)'s status on Sunday, 07-May-2023 00:15:23 UTC Jorge Caballero, MD

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     • Robert McNees

     @mcnees 👀 Oh, hello there!

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-May-2023 00:15:56 UTC Robert McNees

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     @DataDrivenMD Haha, who let that guy in!