Seems like the feeds are more active and I’m not hitting things with 3 upvotes 20 minutes into my scroll. Did Connect change something, did Lemmy or are we just seeing some population increase from Boost?

  • @Kichae@lemmy.ca
    34•1 year ago

    There’s a ‘New’ algorithm, an ‘Old’ algorithm, a ‘Hot’ algorithm, an ‘Active’ algorithm, a ‘Most Comments’ algorithm, a ‘New Comments’ algorithm, a…

    • @can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      23•1 year ago

      I’m looking forward to the new Scaled algorithm that comes with 0.19

      Scaled: Like hot, but gives a boost to less active communities

      • @VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.socialEnglish
        8•1 year ago

        That’s going to be a game changer. There are so many smaller communities I never see in my feed that will stay small forever because their posts just stay buried in my feed and no one sees them.

      • @calcopiritus@lemmy.world
        6•1 year ago

        They are implementations of algorithms. They are what people mean when they say “algorithm” when talking about social media. The only difference I can think of is that it’s not tailored specifically for you, but that’s what “frontpage” instead of “all” does.

        • Adderbox76English
          -5•1 year ago

          incorrect.

          It only becomes an algorithm when it’s using some “data” to help automatically determine a sort procedure, or decide what you see or don’t see. Until then, it’s just a filter.

          For example; sorting by date…not an algorithm. tracking your views to automatically determine what you would likely want to see at the top of your list…algorithm.

          • @calcopiritus@lemmy.world
            8•1 year ago

            Algorithm:

            a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

            Algorithm is a very generic word. Trying to gatekeep with those criteria makes no sense as everyone would have a different definition for algorithm.