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That looks like it might be an image for which there's no cached version stored on your server, that's why it works when you view it on its original server.
Servers may restrict how long they store images from other servers, in order to reduce their storage costs. Most old posts are never viewed again, so most of the time people don't notice if the image isn't stored.
Normally if you view an old post it fetches the image again, but sometimes it shows "preview not available".
Would this also happen on brand new posts, not old posts?
I see it on posts from people I follow, on posts from our server's trending list, and also posts that show up in my feed because I follow a hashtag. I think whenever I see this it is on relatively new posts - could be anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours.
I just went back and found the post I used as an example (it's from about 2 hours ago) and now it is showing up.
Maybe it's a delay?
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Would this also happen on brand new posts, not old posts?
I see it on posts from people I follow, on posts from our server's trending list, and also posts that show up in my feed because I follow a hashtag. I think whenever I see this it is on relatively new posts - could be anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours.
I just went back and found the post I used as an example (it's from about 2 hours ago) and now it is showing up.
Maybe it's a delay?
@FediTips
It might also be related to moderation?There seem to be some servers that are not completely blocked but are limited. So I can still follow users on those servers but there is some weirdness about how posts from those users are displayed. Profiles are also sometimes a bit weird (images not displayed).
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If you have any questions about using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse, please post them in the replies and I'll try to find you some answers.
It would be especially nice to hear from new people and people who aren't confident about technical matters. There is absolutely no such thing as a silly question!
@FediTips
This seems like a trivial problem, but it's something I've been wondering about.I used to get notifications that "a poll you voted in has ended". Since the beginning of September, those notifications have stopped happening.
In most cases, I don't care, when it was just a silly passing poll. But there is one series of polls that I really want notifications for. It's a serialized story, in which participants vote for what they want to happen in the next installment. Since the notifications stopped coming, I've missed several installments when I wasn't aware the previous one was done.
In Notification settings, I have Poll Results checked, along with everything else, and everything else is sending notifications EXCEPT Poll Results. Is there a way to get the poll notifications back?
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Thank you, this is kind.
As it happens, this came up the other day.
How can one find out who owns and who controls
@\followbot@\anni.social
which is following thousands now, while it followed only about a hundred just three days ago? -
If you have any questions about using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse, please post them in the replies and I'll try to find you some answers.
It would be especially nice to hear from new people and people who aren't confident about technical matters. There is absolutely no such thing as a silly question!
Is there a way to use "post templates" or otherwise simplify posting similar content? Example use case: a user regularly posts their art, and they always use a certain combination of tags in such a post. Is there a way to start with a draft with these tags already inserted?
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Is there a way to use "post templates" or otherwise simplify posting similar content? Example use case: a user regularly posts their art, and they always use a certain combination of tags in such a post. Is there a way to start with a draft with these tags already inserted?
There's not any official template system on the official interface or official app, but there may be a third party app somewhere that supports them.
A workaround for this might be copy-pasting the previous similar post and adjusting it to show the new content. If you frequently copy particular posts, bookmark them for easier reference.
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@FediTips
This seems like a trivial problem, but it's something I've been wondering about.I used to get notifications that "a poll you voted in has ended". Since the beginning of September, those notifications have stopped happening.
In most cases, I don't care, when it was just a silly passing poll. But there is one series of polls that I really want notifications for. It's a serialized story, in which participants vote for what they want to happen in the next installment. Since the notifications stopped coming, I've missed several installments when I wasn't aware the previous one was done.
In Notification settings, I have Poll Results checked, along with everything else, and everything else is sending notifications EXCEPT Poll Results. Is there a way to get the poll notifications back?
Hmm... that's weird. Could you try it with a poll made by a different account?
If you've definitely got it switched on it should be working, sounds like some sort of bug?
I've had poll ending notifications within the last three days, so the software definitely supports it. Maybe something related to your server, or about the account that did the poll?
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Would this also happen on brand new posts, not old posts?
I see it on posts from people I follow, on posts from our server's trending list, and also posts that show up in my feed because I follow a hashtag. I think whenever I see this it is on relatively new posts - could be anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours.
I just went back and found the post I used as an example (it's from about 2 hours ago) and now it is showing up.
Maybe it's a delay?
Yeah, it may be a delay in fetching the image. Your server may be very busy with doing other things, and has placed fetching the image in a queue.
I don't think it's related to moderation, as the image wouldn't show up ever if it was. It would also (depending on the interface) say the image was hidden rather than not available if it was being restricted.
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Hmm... that's weird. Could you try it with a poll made by a different account?
If you've definitely got it switched on it should be working, sounds like some sort of bug?
I've had poll ending notifications within the last three days, so the software definitely supports it. Maybe something related to your server, or about the account that did the poll?
@FediTips
Okay, I guess I'll just have to accept that there is some sort of bug, and make the best of it. I do still get lots of notifications for favorites, comments, etc. Just not for poll results, which is weird. I participate in polls several times a week, and yet the last poll notification I received was Sept 1st.There is just one series of polls that I really need to follow, and I've found a solution that I think will work. When I vote in that poll, I will bookmark it. Then I remember to check the bookmark at intervals until I see that it is closed, and that will alert me to go look for the next in the series. I can't do this for every random poll, but I think it will solve the problem for the one that matters.
Thank you for taking the time to look into it and troubleshoot. I really appreciated it!
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If you have any questions about using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse, please post them in the replies and I'll try to find you some answers.
It would be especially nice to hear from new people and people who aren't confident about technical matters. There is absolutely no such thing as a silly question!
@FediTips Is it possible to mute single posts? I keep getting the same post boosted over and over again, but by different accounts. Thanks.
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If you have any questions about using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse, please post them in the replies and I'll try to find you some answers.
It would be especially nice to hear from new people and people who aren't confident about technical matters. There is absolutely no such thing as a silly question!
@FediTips On Mastodon, you can follow users and hashtags. My question: Can you also follow a combination of the two? Here’s the background: A user mainly posts about two topics: data protection and his hometown. In this case, I’d like to see only the posts about data protection. It would be great if I could enter something like @user#dataprotection or @user-#hometown.
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@FediTips On Mastodon, you can follow users and hashtags. My question: Can you also follow a combination of the two? Here’s the background: A user mainly posts about two topics: data protection and his hometown. In this case, I’d like to see only the posts about data protection. It would be great if I could enter something like @user#dataprotection or @user-#hometown.
You can't combine them like this for follows. However, you can combine them in searches by searching for the hashtag along with from:(USER), where you insert the user you want.
(By the way, there are more search operators in the guide at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon )
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@FediTips Is it possible to mute single posts? I keep getting the same post boosted over and over again, but by different accounts. Thanks.
No, but there is a built-in system which only allows a boost to be repeated after you've seen 80 other posts in your timeline.
It used to be 40 posts but they recently increased it to 80 posts. Are you still seeing the same boosts too often?
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@FediTips
Okay, I guess I'll just have to accept that there is some sort of bug, and make the best of it. I do still get lots of notifications for favorites, comments, etc. Just not for poll results, which is weird. I participate in polls several times a week, and yet the last poll notification I received was Sept 1st.There is just one series of polls that I really need to follow, and I've found a solution that I think will work. When I vote in that poll, I will bookmark it. Then I remember to check the bookmark at intervals until I see that it is closed, and that will alert me to go look for the next in the series. I can't do this for every random poll, but I think it will solve the problem for the one that matters.
Thank you for taking the time to look into it and troubleshoot. I really appreciated it!
The same problem is happening with all polls that you participate in? Or just polls from one account?
