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Wiredfire :BA:

@Cocohead @Gargron same. There’s very very good reasons that quotes have not been done on Mastodon, and if someone really wants it they can hop to a server that’s got the feature - such is the joy of open source.
I don’t like this first step of diluting the vision of Mastodon.

3 Jan 2023 at 7:13 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to
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Salino

@wiredfire
Yeah, this is one step in becoming like the bird site. Another one is the overall search.

Coming from there myself, I've often missed these features but I've come to appreciate that Mastodon is not the same, and it's not made to generate excitement or "go viral". This is what makes it a much better place to be.

Giving in to demands of people who want a bird site clone means giving up Mastodon's "USP".

@Cocohead @Gargron

3 Jan 2023 at 7:53 | Open on nrw.social
Salino

@wiredfire
Not doing it could mean losing a lot of users. It's a case of knowing where you want to go.

@Cocohead @Gargron

3 Jan 2023 at 8:03 | Open on nrw.social
David August

@salino @wiredfire @Cocohead @Gargron

Is there data showing the lack of quote re-share is a major obstacle to adoption? I'd love to read about that.

3 Jan 2023 at 8:22 | Open on mastodon.online
Wiredfire :BA:

@salino @Cocohead @Gargron Given Mastodon is non-commercial, chasing user numbers has never been a priority.

3 Jan 2023 at 8:35 | Open on mas.to
Myzsterious Mizster Jones
Wiredfire :BA:

@salino @Cocohead @Gargron it’s a massive concern about the direction being considered. As you suggest, today quotes, tomorrow global search? I really hope not.

Or maybe this will fracture Mastodon. Maybe we’ll get a well supported fork that sticks with the current (?) principles for those servers that want it. We’d all still be able to keep in touch thanks to ActivityPub while not following the Path of the Bluebird.

3 Jan 2023 at 8:04 | Open on mas.to
Salino

@wiredfire
"For those servers that want it" means I have to spend a lot of time to make sure to protect my user experience, just like I had to do on the bird site (the amount of time necessary increasing steadily).

@Cocohead @Gargron

3 Jan 2023 at 8:09 | Open on nrw.social
Wiredfire :BA:

@salino @Cocohead @Gargron To a degree that applies the moment you put *anything* publicly online on any platform.

3 Jan 2023 at 8:36 | Open on mas.to
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