Anil@taylorlorenz the link previews thing is complicated because retrieving the data for them is decentralized, meaning each instance (and sometimes, each *app*!) is hitting the website for the preview info. It’s often been omitted because it can knock small websites offline just dealing with serving previews when a popular user shares a link.
Jay Rosen@anildash I agree with Taylor about quote posts. Basic tool of press criticism for me.
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@jayrosen_nyu @anildash How about just replying to a post. Like this? I like the fact that Mastodon promotes conversation not amplification.
Adam A@leo @jayrosen_nyu @anildash ^ this... The point of mastodon isn't for things to go viral. Almost the opposite, much more about a few meaningful connections than lots of meaningless ones
Mel Campbell@adamaronoff @leo @jayrosen_nyu @anildash I’m a journalist and I think it’s a massive mistake to treat Mastodon as a straight swap for Twitter and to demand Mastodon incorporate all Twitter’s affordances so it can be used in the same way.
I am enjoying the challenge of talking about my work in a different way than before. I have recognised my impulse to quote is an impulse to take control of a discussion and shape it to my own ends, and how defensive that impulse often is.
I’m also recognising how much I had invested in the idea of being an opinion leader whose voice is passively listened to.
But I am enjoying having more back-and-forth conversations here. I feel less pressure to be performative and I don’t think Mastodon is a self-promotional platform
@incrediblemelk @leo @jayrosen_nyu @anildash exactly...quote tweeting has places where it's helpful, but the majority of the time, it encourages bad/toxic/performative behavior - I can't remember the last time I QT someone and it wasn't to try and dunk on them. This conversation would be impossible to have on twitter - beyond the character limit, it would be infested with people trying to 'score internet points' with hot takes and QTs
Gabrielle Gueron@incrediblemelk @adamaronoff @leo @jayrosen_nyu @anildash
In my case, would like boost posts of people on servers where CW is not a requisite without changing my instance.
So far I’ve settled for answering and using CW while doing so. I have no idea if posting a link to a post is something that is even detected by the OP.
@gabigueron @adamaronoff @leo @jayrosen_nyu @anildash as I understand it, if you link to a post here by someone on a small server, your well-meant link could overwhelm the server in a DDoS-like way.
Maybe just the old-school original Twitter format:
QT @gabigueron ” In my case, would like boost posts of people on servers where CW is not a requisite without changing my instance.
So far I’ve settled for answering and using CW while doing so. I have no idea if posting a link to a post is something that is even detected by the OP.”