Following #lemmy communities from #mastodon has gotten much better
Version 19.4 introduced automatic hashtag-ing (see https://lemmy.ml/post/16585416)
Posts get federated with a hashtag matching the community name.
The important bit is that comments to posts *don’t* get the tags.
Which means you can follow the corresponding tag on mastodon and get a feed only of posts.
EG: #asklemmy
If you’re starting a community, giving it a unique enough name could help prevent overlap too.
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@maegul @fediverse Will not adding community to an exclusive list hide it from hashtags too?
@simpleguy @fediverse
I don’t believe so. I’m pretty sure I’ve checked it, but I could be wrong.
It makes sense though as hashtags are a different mechanism from follows and boosts.
You could do a quick test with the test community and the test hashtag.
@maegul @fediverse Let me check
@maegul @fediverse Working as intended. Thanks.
Hope usable direct following for lemmy from Mastodon come soon.
Otherwise this method is fine too.
@simpleguy @fediverse
Unfortunately it’s unlikely to come soon as mastodon is a while away from implementing groups and are doing it their own incompatible way.
This tag process works though and I’m happy the lemmy devs implemented it.
Spread the word.