How do I decide what to feature in the Discover tab on Micro.blog? kimberlyhirsh.com
@KimberlyHirsh Thanks for this explainer. Love all of it. The backend interface sounds cool.
PS. Do you like dad jokes? 😊
@KimberlyHirsh thanks, I appreciate learning about this. Is there a place that describes more broadly how this works now? I thought Jean did it all herself prior to her departure. How many people contribute, for example?
@briandigital Jean did it herself. Now it's mostly myself and Manton. The help document I linked covers a lot of it but not all.
@KimberlyHirsh Cool contribution. It's everything I imagined it would be. Thanks also for the info about the interface. I was already thinking something like that.
Looking through Discover today, it's varied and consistently interesting. For me, that means you're doing a good job. Thank you!
@KimberlyHirsh you are the algorithm. Well, you, Mantin and Vincent. But seriously is there an automated process that you then filter?
@KimberlyHirsh as a fairly regular discoverer I can say I am continuing to enjoy the process. Thanks for the work and the explanation.
@KimberlyHirsh do people who are featured get notified?
I think that would be great. (I suspect that others would not, under the principle that people should not be motivated by certain kinds of feedback. For example, there are strong opinions about allowing tapbacks (eg “likes”) in micro.blog because they encourage certain behaviours reminiscent of Facebook. But maybe I’m wrong.)
@the personally, I would find "likes" or notifications of being featured motivating to write/post more. I really miss that minor feedback. I don't want it to be public. I just yearn for a signal that someone is out there, reading.
@briandigital I agree with you completely on this. A private-to-the-author “like” or “noted” would be excellent.