every single morning when i open the app this person or their sister is at the very top of my feed. every single day. i wonder what’s going on with the algorithm that causes this

Farcaster

Sharing an amusing experience I had recently, in case it helps with UX improvement. I plan to delete this cast once the issue (raised by others too) gets acknowledged in some way.

I often see “User A” in my Home feed. I don’t follow them. Content isn’t spammy or offensive - just not my preference. I figured not interacting would signal disinterest to the algorithm, but "User A" shows up a lot.

The other day, their cast was the first one in my Home feed. I finally decided to tap “Show fewer like this” and refreshed the feed.

A different cast from this user showed up as the first one in my Home feed, again. I tapped "Shower fewer like this" again. Refreshed again.

Yet another cast from the same user was the first in my Home feed (third time in a row!). This time I gave up, accepted the algorithm's sense of humor, and decided to keep scrolling.

But this third cast was a very short video. The audio glitched and kept playing even as I scrolled. I switched to the Following tab, Trending tab, navigated to channels. The audio kept playing on a loop (agh).

So I ended up force-quitting the app. I still see casts from this user. I'm aware the other tool available is mute, but haven't used it yet.

Muting feels too blunt. I don’t want to avoid DCs from this individual. I just want my Home feed to closer resemble my preferences.

Two things would be very appreciated:

1) Clarification on how the current controls work (most immediate need)

2) A middle ground between "mute" and "show more of this" (not urgent for my experience but a nice to have)

This is not a judgment on any content here. I know my content is not everyone's cup of tea. I really wouldn’t want anyone stuck seeing it at the top of their feed after expressing repeatedly they don't want it.

I appreciate anyone reading this. Long live Farcaster.

Other casts noting similar issue:
- https://farcaster.xyz/horsefax.eth/0xa9b5250d
- https://farcaster.xyz/0x-omen.eth/0xbd80c0dd
- https://farcaster.xyz/kylepatrick.eth/0x52555611
- https://farcaster.xyz/pichi/0x10a073f1

Is it because you’re engaging? I find I’m being given content I don’t engage with or follow (which is great for user discovery). But still served it even when I ask not to be.

Is it because you’re engaging? I find I’m being given content I don’t engage with or follow (which is great for user discovery). But still served it even when I ask not to be.

https://farcaster.xyz/patriciaxlee.eth/0x015416af

Building a little space at /thenextwave and watching everything on /videolab.

i have never engaged with this person but i can pull the numbers and find out!! i think we’re in the same boat but i bet the “i don’t like this” requires doing it a bunch of times maybe?

I've done it maybe a dozen times on her posts (every single time). Pretty sure her acc has Do-Not-Like immunity.