Benjamin WittesDoes anyone know how to do the equivalent of quote-tweeting on Mastodon? Is it not possible or am I just a moron?
Stefanie 🌴@benjaminwittes It's not possible, by design.
@StefanieSand what is the design logic of that?
E Warren Fan@StefanieSand @benjaminwittes most quote tweets on the blue app are dunk Tweeting that bring harassment: even though some are positive
@ewarrenfan @StefanieSand i see. It’s a minor problem for me as it’s the way I footstomp agreement with something: quotetweet it with the word, “Word.”
DeborahT@benjaminwittes @ewarrenfan @StefanieSand it’s not quite the same, but you can reply with “word”. People will see it but need to click on it to see the context.
InAllMyGLori@benjaminwittes @ewarrenfan @StefanieSand Could you just boost it and comment “word” on the original post? Wondering if that would show as connected on this platform.
WndlB@ewarrenfan @benjaminwittes @inallmyglori @StefanieSand Or copy the link, and put out a new toot: Word, and paste the link
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Dave LaMacchia@ewarrenfan @benjaminwittes @StefanieSand you can get the link to the toot and just append it at the end of your quote toot. this is somewhat equivalent to what twitter was doing anyway.
Suzanne Paley@dml @ewarrenfan @benjaminwittes @StefanieSand
That would be great if when I clicked on the link the thread showed up in my feed. Instead it opens it in a new tab. I know it's a minor thing, but it's annoying. Also, you don't get a preview in your feed so you actually have to click on the link to see what it is about (unless the poster supplies sufficient context). I get the problem w/ dunking, but it sure was convenient to see those QTs.
That would be great if when I clicked on the link the thread showed up in my feed. Instead it opens it in a new tab. I know it's a minor thing, but it's annoying. Also, you don't get a preview in your feed so you actually have to click on the link to see what it is about (unless the poster supplies sufficient context). I get the problem w/ dunking, but it sure was convenient to see those QTs.
@StefanieSand @benjaminwittes @smpaley @ewarrenfan definitely agree! i suspect we’ll see some better UI around this eventually. A lot of twitter’s features were inspired by things the community wanted. For example retweets were implemented because users were putting “RT” before a message and amplifying it manually. A big help wanted sign