@murshedz I must be the rare person who doesn't mind Twitter xposts on interesting topics from quality sources, at least when compared to not posting on here at all.

I like that crossposts allow me to keep up with sources & information I used to follow on the birdsite. But of course I'd much rather people xpost from here to Twitter, or just only post here.

@murshedz cross posting does not mean one is not present.

Blindly posting on any platform indicates lack of engagement. Twitter was rife with accounts that existed solely to broadcast, and accounts that lack engagement were obvious.

Whether mastodon use becomes the same is not actually related to the act of posting the same content to both sites or not. So the cross post is not the problem. The broadcast is the problem.

@murshedz Counterpoint: I am PRESENT in both communities, and will often post the same thing on both platforms. I.e., my "good morning", and #Audrey posts.

I plan on continuing to do so.

If you don't follow me on both, you wouldn't even notice.

@murshedz

When I first got to Mastodon, I used a cross-poster, but soon realized that Tweets (and especially Retweets) don't fit this culture. But it's possible to cross-post from #Mastodon to #Twitter without #cross-posting in the other direction. That way, your Twitter world knows you're still alive, but you're making Twitter nicer rather than making Mastodon more Twitterish! I'd suggest that to cross-posters who are trying to keep a presence on both sites!

@murshedz Thanks, you just put me off using this service forever. Some of us might be shy, or insecure, or lacking in confidence to just start talking to new people.

Have fun in your community. Hopefully no more new people will come by and bother you guys.