@atomicpoet But the key to maintaining this momentum will be providing those new arrivals with the tools and features that they have come to expect from microblogging.

Since there is so much resistance to a general search and the ability to quote-toot, I'm not sure that the momentum will persist.

As much as it pains the die-hard purists, maybe adding those features to make this place feel like home to the newcomers would be a good idea.