35 votes

Suggestion: Tag raising

Posted by fxgn
Tags: suggestions, filtering, tags

It is currently possible to block unwanted tags on Tildes. It would be great to also have a feature that allows users to raise tags they're more interested in. Posts with raised tags will get a score multiplier for the user that raised them, in the same way as Exemplary comments get a score multiplier.

An example of a website that implements this really well is https://lesswrong.com, where you can give score multipliers to different tags to raise or lower them on your homepage.

8 comments

  2. [2]
    Wes
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    I talked about a weighting system for groups before. It makes sense that such an idea could encompass both groups and tags, for finer-grained control.

    I talked about a weighting system for groups before. It makes sense that such an idea could encompass both groups and tags, for finer-grained control.

    8 votes
    1. fxgn
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      I agree with you that algorithms are great when they are transparent and controllable by the users. Once again, I consider LessWrong to be one of the greatest examples of how this could be...

      I agree with you that algorithms are great when they are transparent and controllable by the users. Once again, I consider LessWrong to be one of the greatest examples of how this could be implemented.

      2 votes
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    AndreasChris
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    What would examples of unwanted tags you encountered be? Shouldn't that self-regulate via voting?

    What would examples of unwanted tags you encountered be? Shouldn't that self-regulate via voting?

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      mycketforvirrad
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      Some people don't wish to follow politics topics, so filter out the politics tag, or don't want to read Substack articles and block the substack tag.

      Some people don't wish to follow politics topics, so filter out the politics tag, or don't want to read Substack articles and block the substack tag.

      12 votes
      1. AndreasChris
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        Oh, I understood 'block' as 'not allow this tag at all for everyone'. If this is all supposed to happen on an individual per-account basis and doesn't have anything preconfigured, that makes sense.

        Oh, I understood 'block' as 'not allow this tag at all for everyone'. If this is all supposed to happen on an individual per-account basis and doesn't have anything preconfigured, that makes sense.

        1 vote
    2. fxgn
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      I don't understand your question. Tag blocking already exists on Tildes, my suggestion is for the opposite feature. But an example of a tag that I block is "usa". I don't care about American news,...

      I don't understand your question. Tag blocking already exists on Tildes, my suggestion is for the opposite feature.

      But an example of a tag that I block is "usa". I don't care about American news, but some people do, so that's not something that could be regulated with voting.

      2 votes
    3. boxer_dogs_dance
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      I block the tag videos. Just personal preference. I also have a couple of groups filtered that don't interest me.

      I block the tag videos. Just personal preference. I also have a couple of groups filtered that don't interest me.