Stephen ShanklandJan 3, 2023
Mastodon just crossed the 9 million account threshold. Back when I joined a few weeks ago it was 6 million. https://mstdn.social/@mastodonusercoun[email protected]/109627048505706645
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Show threadStephen ShanklandJan 3, 2023
(The above tweet is a good example of why I wish I could QT on Mastodon. It combines my own comment (not too deep in this case) with the original source's info and a way for people to get to it directly. I reconstructed it with a screenshot and link, which is not ideal. I know, I know, there's the "too much dunking" worry, but all I can say is I want QT several times each day, never for dunking, and its absence means I often don't do anything more than favorite a post.)
Show threadClaire Giordano ✨

@stshank 110% agree. I think it's so important to share "why" we're boosting something, what exactly is it that we think is useful about it.

Maybe I'm in the minority but I've never once dunked on Twitter.

Jan 3, 2023 at 10:10pmWeb
Show threadStephen ShanklandJan 3, 2023
@clairegiordano I've not been on the receiving end of a dunk campaign from a popular account QT dunking somebody, and I can see how that could be awful. But I don't see how that kind of abuse isn't possible the way I just wrote the Mastodon growth post. For me, so much of my communication is adding context, analysis, history, etc., so I really miss QT.
Show threadStephen ShanklandJan 3, 2023
@clairegiordano Oh, lookie here from yesterday: @Gargron is less unfavorably disposed toward QT (err, "quote posts"). "We're considering it." https://hachyderm.io/@Gargron@mastodon.social/109623891683665141
Eugen Rochko (@[email protected])

I don't feel as strongly about quote posts as I did in 2018. Personally, I am not a fan, but there is clearly a lot of demand for it. We're considering it.

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