MastodonMar 30, 2022

#Mastodon 3.5 is out! 🐘 🎉

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/03/mastodon-3.5/

Mastodon 3.5

A brand new explore page, post editing, and new moderation features are just some of the additions in this new release of Mastodon!

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Show threaddigitalfox

@Mastodon Looking forward to post editing!

I realize the importance of giving instances time to upgrade to the new version that supports editing. Do you have a rough idea how long the wait will be - e.g. 3 months, 6 months, or a year?

Mar 30, 2022 at 10:32pmWeb
Show threadXipherMar 31, 2022
@digitalfox @Mastodon Wait, Mastodon hasn't done post editing before? How has it handled other fediverse clients that push edited posts after the fact...?
Show threaddigitalfoxMar 31, 2022

@xipher Before 3.5.0, it looks like post edits/updates might have just been ignored based on https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/bcf85b5208c936486550da0ce978098840218073/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb versus the current situation with https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/v3.5.0/app/lib/activitypub/activity/update.rb …

I'd have to ask someone more familiar with the ActivityPub protocol to confirm - @Gargron ?

(The new release records edit history and notifies anyone who has already boosted, not just updating the toot contents, so it was more work than just updating a record.)
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Show threadXipherMar 31, 2022
@digitalfox @Gargron @Mastodon I had no idea that the posts I was editing were probably just... being ignored by Mastodon users >.> holy crap! wow...

EDIT!: Actually as a test, I wonder, can you see this edit I've made? You liked this post so I'm sure you've seen it, but.... will you see /this/?
Show threadXipherMar 31, 2022
@digitalfox @Gargron @Mastodon I edited that post after you liked it, curious if you see the edit now... ;)
Show threaddigitalfoxMar 31, 2022
@xipher Yep, your edits show up, as does your edit history and your original message - see my attached screenshot.
Show threadXipherMar 31, 2022
@digitalfox Handles it somehow I suppose! :P
Show threaddigitalfoxMar 31, 2022

@xipher I do appreciate having the full edit history neatly tucked away, but accessible in case someone changes the meaning of a message. And "Delete & redraft" remains as an option if someone wants to remove that.

(It also shows up on my mobile client, that just doesn't yet show the message history.)