Lists enable you to structure your followed accounts by topics.
You can pin hashtags however but you can't combine them in one search if even used at all. No good.
Adding accounts to a list is cumbersome, done via three dot drop down or by typing the complete account name behind the "edit list".
I think it would be handy and intuitive if such list management was integrated into the Follows and Followers preferences page.
Some nice-to-have's:
turn on/off notification for list
description
@ list members to post
highlight list posts in timelines (set custom colour per list)
Pixelfed is working on a 'circles' feature known from the late Google+. This has been proposed to Mastodon iirc but I don't know anything about possible plans towards that.
A circles function would make the list feature obsolete or maybe it could just be developed out of it or compatible...
A [proposal](https://berserker.town/@paraponera/107894798761844840) from [@panaponera](https://berserker.town/@paraponera):
> Lists enable you to structure your followed accounts by topics.
>
> You can pin hashtags however but you can't combine them in one search if even used at all. No good.
>
> Adding accounts to a list is cumbersome, done via three dot drop down or by typing the complete account name behind the "edit list".
>
> I think it would be handy and intuitive if such list management was integrated into the Follows and Followers preferences page.
>
> Some nice-to-have's:
> - turn on/off notification for list
> - description
> - @ list members to post
> - highlight list posts in timelines (set custom colour per list)
>
> Pixelfed is working on a 'circles' feature known from the late Google+. This has been proposed to Mastodon iirc but I don't know anything about possible plans towards that.
>
> A circles function would make the list feature obsolete or maybe it could just be developed out of it or compatible...
A proposal from @panaponera: