Distinction between subscription and follow-up
Subscribe and Follow
no-Eru @noellabo@fedibird.com
#fedibird Instead of following us, why not try an account subscription? Account subscriptions are similar to follows, but differ in the following ways
* Subscription will not be notified to the other party
* They cannot know that you are subscribed
* Receive only public posts that are flowing in the Coalition Timeline
* You can subscribe to accounts that require approval to follow without approval.
* Unsubscribing will not notify the other party
* What you subscribe to, how many subscriptions you have, others cannot see
* Light server and network load since no delivery is required to subscribers
By this,
* No need to care about mutual relationship and human relations when you follow us.
* Avoid seeing posts that they are not actively publishing, such as uncollected, followers only, etc.
* You don't have to follow accounts that require approval, so it's easier for both parties to operate.
* Feel free to add more subscriptions without much load on your server or network
Recommended usage
* Start with subscriptions and move to follow-up as the relationship grows
* If interested, subscribe first, organize later
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