Quinta Jurecicabsence of QT function makes covering news events here really difficult, fwiw
Carissa Byrne Hessick@qjurecic Yup. A serious deficiency.
Fellakommando Südost@CBHessick I thought so, too, when I switched from Twitter to Mastodon in April 2022. I quickly learnt that it is not. It is a deliberate, well thought through design decision, cf https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/99662106175542726, https://scott.mn/2022/10/29/twitter_features_mastodon_is_better_without/, or https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2022/12/01/reflecting-on-twitter-white-flight-quote-tweet-tensions-at-mastodon/
@IronFist @qjurecic
I’ve seen that explanation. And while it’s certainly true that some people QT to ridicule, many others use the tool to further the discourse in a productive way—and that furtherance isn’t simply a “reply” to the original post.
I suppose it’s an empirical question whether there’s more of the former than the latter.
I’ve seen that explanation. And while it’s certainly true that some people QT to ridicule, many others use the tool to further the discourse in a productive way—and that furtherance isn’t simply a “reply” to the original post.
I suppose it’s an empirical question whether there’s more of the former than the latter.
@CBHessick You're quite right in my opinion, and there are ways to achieve the result of a QT with comparatively little effort (cf https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-quote-someones-post-on-mastodon/).
But Mastodon has emphatically not been designed to be a replacement for Twitter, despite many journalists pitching it as one. However, it is also open source software. Typically, when a demand arises, someone will eventually implement that feature, if only for their instance. I am quite sure that someone will offer QT soon.
@CBHessick
Here is a long thread with further (and, I think, nuanced) input: https://wandering.shop/@Quinnae_Moon/109566758700954368
Here is a long thread with further (and, I think, nuanced) input: https://wandering.shop/@Quinnae_Moon/109566758700954368
Katherine Alejandra Cross (@[email protected])
It appears, at least in my little archipelago of Mastodons, that there's a Great Quote-Tweet debate happening. One person I respect asked pointedly to see data that proved QTs were abusive. Since I've been researching affordances of social media platforms I pulled some bits and bobs out of my hideous pile of papers and thought I'd share some insights with y'all about this question. Cards on the table: I think QTs are a net negative. But nothing's ever simple.