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.
@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.