@Gargron Nooo😭

@Gargron "Not to *toot* my own horn, but I'm trying to be accessible and you're not. Nur nur ne nur nur."

Birds tweet, elephants toot. It's a fact of life.

Though it's always funny for me how Twitter always capitalizes the words "tweet" and "retweet" everywhere, like they're trademarks or something. It almost feels like they'd write it as "Eugen Retweeted™ your Tweet™" if their lawyers were given enough power.

@Gargron
Wouldn't it be possible to create a theme, which changes the button back to toot, but it is not the default one?

@Gargron Oh but we love “toot” soooooo much… I guess a lot of instances won’t follow this change.

@Gargron Though I do understand why this step might have been necesary, I disagree. It's the quirkyness, the small features that stand out, that give (or gave) this platform its charm. I'll miss toots.

@Gargron These are gonna be toots in our hearts forever :ablobcathappypaws:

@Gargron 其实「toots」(or「嘟嘟」)的名称蛮好的 可爱的代称 虽然没有让用户明确功能这件事重要 但可爱毕竟是可爱...

@Gargron
I just started to use "Tröt" (german) instead of "Toot"... and now? Just "post" or "publish" or "status update"... or what?

But it is still Mastodon, right? :mastowink:

@Gargron But what about my uncontrollable gas?

@Gargron I never liked the "toot" terminology, and I've always said "post" instead anyway.

@Gargron well, that's a bit sad - it's a nice flaw and gives Mastodon something special

@Gargron

Thanks for this, @Gargron. “Quirky” terms can be fun, but sometimes they can just cause confusion.

On a similar note, could “Favourite” maybe be renamed to “Like” (the idea of having an ever growing large list of ‘favourites’, that you would probably never even look at again, always seemed a bit illogical), and “Boost” be renamed to “Repost” (or maybe “Share”)?

I suspect that the current terms seem confusing (and possibly cliquey) to many newcomers?

@Gargron
You cant take my toots away!!!

@Gargron I'm on Dr. Doom's side on this one.

@Gargron 100% agree, keep up the great work

@Gargron What do we call them now? Also, I'm a new user and thank you for building this platform!

@Gargron As a designer and writer I agree with you wholeheartedly!

@Gargron smart move. I think things like this matter and will make a difference in growth. I’d also consider changing favorites to likes. Favorites has a connotation with making lists or saving bookmarks which isn’t the same as lightly liking a post. Finally, the name Mastodon itself is a tough one. The band steals all your SEO, people don’t know what it means, and it’s long to pronounce… Mast for short?

@Gargron tbh the thing I enjoy most about Mastodon is that I get to click a button labelled TOOT when I post something. 😄

Thank you for the change, even though at least in my browser, the button still says Toot!

@Gargron But doesn’t it still says “toot” in here? 🌷

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@Gargron i prefer toot & now Imma tootler

@Gargron “toots” is still being referred to in recent how-to articles I’ve read. So glad you made the change since it sounded ridiculous to say.

@Gargron it's still charming somehow

@Gargron I didn't even know they weren't called toots anymore.

...Still gonna think of them as toots though.

@Gargron It does sound silly 😁

@Gargron Fantastic! "posts" is so much more relatable, especially to newcomers.

@Gargron ha, I'd just learned that was the word but I do prefer posts.

@Gargron Bummer, I always thought “toots” and „Tröt“ were adorably cute. 😅

@Gargron I like this approach very much. I think technology should use more simple and self explanatory terms to make it more accessible.

I've seen someone suggest calling them "communities" instead of "instances" or "servers" and I totally agree.

We're dealing with humans, so let's use human language.

@Gargron @Pwnallthethings Personally I find it endearing. It’s a differentiator, fits with the Mastodon theme and a great bit of fun - something which is important to me. Too many developers and companies take themselves far too seriously. There’s no reason to conflate ‘professional’ with ‘dull’ or ‘serious’.

Keep up the great work!

@Gargron okay but @nathanrichardson was calling threads "toot suites" and i think we need to keep that.

@Gargron I'm very confused, what weird thing does Toot mean? Besides the meaning related to elephants and wind instruments I'm unable to find another meaning anywhere.

@Gargron Good move, esp that "toots" are synonymous with "farts" in some parts, among the preschooler set.

@Gargron the "Toot!" button works well for me. Every time I press it, my mind says "Toot" which is pronounced "Tuut" which, in Estonian, means "beep" :)

Tuut

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now let us talk to the fine fellows creating the GNU Image Manipulation Program

@Gargron someone should tell @Tusky

@Gargron https://mastodon.geekery.org/@eriquita/109302713172334457

@Gargron @t0nyyates @davidallengreen We don't need to call them toots, after all.

@Gargron
So, how are you calling them now? Tweets? Really? Or just posts? Or???

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@Gargron I kinda like “toot”.

@Gargron

It will always be tooting, in our hearts.

🐘 💨

@Gargron I prefer Toots! It took a day to get used to, but it’s unique to Mastodon! 🙌 #ILoveToots

@Gargron honestly it’s grown on me now. I like it!

@Gargron it is a fun story, but I do enjoy the whimsy of toot. There is something just… fun… about it.

@Gargron Did they hold true to the promise though?

@Gargron tout sweet

@Gargron I don’t care about the difference between toot, post, share, or publish, but the misuse of the term “boost” bothers me. It doesn’t increase(boost) the weight of that post in decisions about what to show, it adds that post to the timeline of your own posts - it should be called retoot, repost, reblog, or similar

@Gargron Is there a way I can change the labeling on my instance in one place, or do I need to do it at the code level? The "toot" nomenclature is a bit odd, but to be fair so was "tweet."

@Gargron 😄

@Gargron dangerously close to ‘tweets’. Which came first? 😉

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@Gargron I’m new, but I find “toots” charming.

@Gargron I'm a little confused. I see all this discussion dating back to May 23, I read about "posts", and "publish", but my blue button still says "Toot!" So when I hit the "Toot!" button am I tooting, posting, publishing, or what?

@Gargron shoulda gone with “Pawoo!”

@Gargron 👍🥳🌻

@Gargron in my house, with two young kids, ‘toots’ mean one thing and is immediately followed by opening the window and trying to breathe through your mouth 💨💨💨

@MooseAllain

@Gargron try blurting instaed of tooting😂

@Gargron

Hi Eugen !

Thanks for 'keeping it real'

- I'm happier to 'post' than 'toot' or etc...!

I've also started to 'sensi-censor' images, after learning that some viewers might be disturbed by faces looking towards them.

Would it be possible at some point to provide the image-mounting interface with a dropdown of detail labels for this purpose...?

It seems unlikely that most of the newer users will be working from the same view of 'sensitivities' that your habitual posters understand...

@Gargron also toots = farts

@Gargron @evanoconnell here’s the thread re: “toot” terminology :)