Jaycie
Mastodon feature I would like: a flag for "No more replies to the original post are necessary/desired, e.g. the question has been answered."
Jul 2, 2021 at 5:47pmWeb
Show threadWoozle HypertwinJul 3, 2021

@jaycie ...or just, you know, the ability to edit posts. #MastodonGripe #softwareGripe

(Then you could add "PROBLEM SOLVED see this post: [link]" to the top.)

Show threadcharlagJul 3, 2021
@jaycie I've seen people using custom emoji for that but prolly would be best is tech just plainly refused to accept reply
Show threadMichael Downey Dec 1, 2022

@jaycie FYI, this is something being discussed by the developers 🙂

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8565

“Disable replies” feature · Issue #8565 · mastodon/mastodon

Most blogging systems and some social networks like Dribbble (possibly Instagram?) have a “disable comments/replies” feature. I wonder if it could be of use in Mastodon? Adding a “Disable replies” ...

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Show threadEmma H Dec 1, 2022

@downey @jaycie

Also this, which seems to have some spec work happening around it.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762

Enable Twitter-style Reply Controls on a Per-Toot Basis · Issue #14762 · mastodon/mastodon

Pitch Twitter's reply model has been extended with some LJ-like features. Replies to a tweet can now be restricted to: Replies only from accounts @-mentioned in the tweet Replies only from accounts...

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Show threadJaycieDec 2, 2022
@emma @downey Oh, nice!