@sewblue I agree completely.
I understand the aversion to quote-toots given the harassment angle, but they were also very valuable in shaping culture, discourse, and expectations.
They were an opportunity to learn *from the crowd* whereas here, every piece of feedback is direct.
And in my position, some people delight in taking pot-shots. It sucks.
I know for a fact that's happening all the time in my YT comments, but the system design there makes it so I'm unaware of it. I want that here.
@TechConnectify @sewblue something I see from time to time folks doing is a "DIY quote toot" , I think there was something similar on early twitter not sure tho , is writing a comment with "RE: [link to post]" at the end + mentioning the user so they get a notification about it . Not perfect but it exists ig , also hope its not something you mentioned already :neofox_sweat: , sorry if you did
Also yes I know its not something which solves all your problems hope it didn't feel like that >-<