Fair point. It’s the difference between “I don’t want someone else’s arbitrary algorithm determining what I see” vs “I don’t want anybody to use someone else’s arbitrary algorithm.”

Personally, I prefer simple reverse chronological order (modulo my filters and blocklist). If somebody else prefers a fancier algorithm, that’s their choice.

If you want to keep promoting your content here, we’d appreciate if you would participate in the sub more generally. Thanks.

Hmm… maybe it is time for a rule against conspiracy nonsense.

Don’t forget our sister sub, r/mastodoninstances.

You’re not going to get much help by posting your question in a completely unrelated thread.

Make a new top-level post and be sure to give good background information. On its own, your question doesn’t give people enough to go on. Include details like:

• the VPS provider
• instance size
• Mastodon version
• The exact wording of whatever error message you received.
• What you have tried so far.

When asking for help, you’ll get more and better help when you try to meet the helpers halfway. When you lob out a question like that without any useful context, many of the people who can help aren’t going to bother.

Remember we’re all a bunch of volunteers chatting here because we feel like it, not because this is anybody’s job.