Quinta JurecicDec 19, 2022
absence of QT function makes covering news events here really difficult, fwiw
Show threadJon Molnar Dec 19, 2022

@qjurecic Why is that? Sincere question. I don't see what difference it would make, but I'm certainly no expert.

Boosting is faster and easier and reaches the same audience. The only difference is you can't add a message.

Making your own post with a link (which results in a preview) takes only a couple more seconds and accomplishes the same thing as a QT, doesn't it?

If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Edit: I was wrong, and have been corrected. Not enough space for the correction. Read replies

Show threadLong TruongDec 19, 2022
@cogspace Does linking really create a preview? I tried earlier today and it did not. https://dice.camp/@cogspace/109541963815512398
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@[email protected] Why is that? Sincere question. I don't see what difference it would make, but I'm certainly no expert. Boosting is faster and easier and reaches the same audience. The only difference is you can't add a message. Making your own post with a link (which results in a preview) takes only a couple more seconds and accomplishes the same thing as a QT, doesn't it? If I'm wrong, please correct me. Edit: I was wrong, and have been corrected. Not enough space for the correction. Read replies

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Show threadLong TruongDec 19, 2022
@cogspace Ok it does a semi-preview but only the first ~50 characters of the tweet. Not the same.
Show threadAllan ChowDec 20, 2022
@lxtruong @cogspace I believe it's a client thing. Twitter implementation for qt is literally a link in the body of the tweet that's interpreted differently than just grabbing the social share meta tags
Show threadLong Truong
@grumpasaurus Main difference has to be that all tweet links direct to the same server but obviously not all mastodon links look the same.
Dec 20, 2022 at 3:12pmWeb