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What default sort option do you like best, Active or Hot? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've seen people say "Sorting by Hot is the problem, sort by Active instead," and I've also seen just as many say the exact opposite. I'm still undecided.

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sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Right now I seem to be sorting by "Network Error"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm using new too. Today I even started a topic, didn't do that very often on the old place!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

New is the best for getting new content for sure, but I tend to end up with a ton of 196 memes.

I suppose the solution is to unsub from 196 but I'm not quite bothered enough to go that far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

New

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Going by what the FAQ said the difference was, Active seems the better choice for discussion/engagement, while Hot is good for just scrolling through posts and not engaging with the community.

I will likely prefer Active for that very reason, but right now I'm mostly in New just trying to see what communities are out there and have other users.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I prefer new

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I want a mixture of hot, active and top.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Hotoptive

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

Right now I seem to be sorting by "Network Error"