Farcaster

tons of users have been reaching out to me re: spam labels. when i look at their content, these are the 5 most common pieces of feedback i give:

1. don’t only post mini-apps. think of warpcast as early facebook: if someone only posted dolphin olympics screenshots every day, people would tune them out.

2. avoid overly generic content. casting "gm" or inspirational quotes is fine occasionally, but if your feed feels interchangeable with anyone else’s, it’s hard for people to connect with you.

3. don't use AI thoughtlessly. people notice when casts or replies feel like ChatGPT wrote them. it’s fine to use AI, just add real thoughts or emotions. authenticity wins here.

4. don’t repost stolen photos / art from the internet. farcaster values original content or curation that reflects your taste — not just what’s trending on pinterest, reddit, or X.

5. quality > quantity. you don’t need to cast 10x a day or reply to everyone everywhere. take time to cast things you would stop scrolling to read.

i think it's time we draw the line between having an uninteresting feed (root casts) and being an actual spammer

many people here are very close to lurkers, only casting habitual stuff (yes, e.g. framedl*), but they engage in replies, thoughtfully and humanly

having algo decide to not show their replies in notifs is just downright harmful for the network 

it's not how we should build cozy corners

*—plus they cast within a channel, the purpose of which is partially that—to group content that may be uninteresting to those who aren't members or followers

fortune cookie casts, memes, parenting, building frames, /framedl, /framedl-pro & /calmer

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i'm gonna make a list once i'm at my laptop, but from top of my head i think @lunareclipse or @bbthrntn are marked either 0 or 1

agree, I think this part will get better 

if you know accounts that fall into the above category where replies are good and not AI written while root casts are less interesting, would be happy to take a look

Hard agree. I think this describes me pretty well, and probably explains my low Neynar score.

totally agree! 

and usually, these cozy corners becoming anchors for users within the network

I completely agree with this. Having the algorithm hide their posts would be detrimental to what the platform is trying to achieve. Its a tough job that they have, but they need to do it right.

I'm going to keep spamming miniapps whether they like it or not.

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i'm not completely in sync with this, i think their spam algo is actually pretty solid and a great asset. but i think there are edge cases where it doesn't work and should be tuned.

warpcast is not a power-user client and as such should solve for great ux first

I agree completely; I have said this many times now. Don't hide anything, like all social media platforms do (Twitter, TikTok, Reddit, Bluesky, etc.).

Only hide content if users opt-in to hiding; that is the expected behavior. The issue is that Warpcast caters to a few high-maintenance VIP users who are too lazy to press a toggle to opt-in, so most of the network has to suffer because of that.

The only place it makes sense to hide content by default is in DMs. Warpcast should follow established social media patterns and not implement such unexpected changes that negatively impact growth.