Taylor LorenzFeatures Mastodon desperately needs imo:
- MUCH better search functionality
- Easier way to find and add people across servers
- Quote posting!
- Link previews
Jeff Jarvis@taylorlorenz As I'm learning, Taylor, there are specific objections to some of these. Some believe that search enables bad guys to find their targets for harassment too easily.
Some--including Eugen--argue that QTs are performative rather than conversational and lead to bad behavior. On the other hand, there is strong argument that QTs are central to call-and-response in Black Twitter and a necessary affordance. I can send you thread links.
As for me, I'm of various minds...
Some--including Eugen--argue that QTs are performative rather than conversational and lead to bad behavior. On the other hand, there is strong argument that QTs are central to call-and-response in Black Twitter and a necessary affordance. I can send you thread links.
As for me, I'm of various minds...
@taylorlorenz I am also eager to hear your own views from your experience as a target of trolls' behavior. Do you think search and QTs have been a factor in that?
As for link (and profile) previews, I'd imagine that's a data/storage/speed cost but I agree.
As for link (and profile) previews, I'd imagine that's a data/storage/speed cost but I agree.
peter_donnellyGotta admit, I'm gonna miss search
That's how you find people talking about stuff your interested in
Only some people, usually at the more zealous end of the spectrum, bother to use hashtags
@taylorlorenz FYI, if you're reporting on this, here's a thread in which Mastodonians debated the merits and demerits of QTs in 2020 https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/12753
Mayee, MD (INACTIVE)@jeffjarvis @taylorlorenz I hope prior to using this thread to report, consent must be asked first to those who posted
@eeyam @taylorlorenz No one said anything about using this thread to report. I am providing a link to an external discussion.