Replies will appear in the Home timeline on Mastodon if:
- The reply mentions you
OR
- You wrote the reply
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- The reply is by someone you follow AND mentions someone else you follow
OR
- Someone you follow is replying to themselves to create a thread
Other replies will not be shown in Home, but they may be visible to you in other places such as profiles or threads.
More info about post and reply visibility on Mastodon at https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon/
@feditips Thanks! I was actually just wondering about this not so long ago.
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@feditips I'd actually prefer not to see detached replies in the middle of my feed. I either ignore them, or I have to trace to the original post for context.