I’m not sure of the details, but the default “Hot” algorithm for Lemmy surfaces ragebait from popular subs first, while Scaled or New Comments are way more wholesome.
This should be an ongoing experiment, but I think “Hot” or whatever is default should boost quiet communities more.
Change the sorting algorithms?
I’m not sure of the details, but the default “Hot” algorithm for Lemmy surfaces ragebait from popular subs first, while Scaled or New Comments are way more wholesome.
This should be an ongoing experiment, but I think “Hot” or whatever is default should boost quiet communities more.
I just started using scaled. Its nice.
“scaled” and “Top - 6 Hours” are pretty decent at surfacing meaningful … well, maybe not conversation but engagement at least.
Top 6 hours is very light on niche communities. Sometimes they’re in top hour, but its still mostly the big few.