Simon B. StøvringIt's launch time! 🚀
Re: Toot is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Re: Toot turns Mastodon posts into images that are suitable for quote posts with attribution to the original author and an alt text.
Get the app here 👇
Stefan HansenAre you new on Mastodon? Do you realize that the developer on purpose made it so quote posts are not possible. For a good reason.
@stefanhansen Are you new on Mastodon? By going through people’s profile you can actually see how long they’ve been on Mastodon.
@simonbs Yes, I'm rather new here, and now see that you are not. So, you ought to be aware of the reasons for not having quote posts, right?
@stefanhansen Yes, I have read the arguments and they’re valid. They seem very focused on all the negative aspects and none of the positive aspects or that sharing content through links is part of the Internet and inevitable. Just like we share links to articles and blog posts with comments.
The energy should be focused on figuring out how quote posting can be supported in a good way rather than disallowing it a altogether because, ultimately, you can’t disallow it. The Internet finds a way.
@simonbs The internet doesn't do anything. People do. Sharing a blog post with a comment is not the same. I think not using quote posts here is a good idea, since it "forces" us to engage in a better dialog, as when we speak. When we speak, we also do not just repeat with the other was saying and than add to it. It would make for a strange and lower quality communication.
@stefanhansen And yes, I do think that sharing a blog post with a comment is the same. It’s sharing your take on something with a link to the original content. You’re dismissing this altogether with no reason as to why you don’t think it’s the same.
I don't think it's the same, since it's like giving something a book, with a comment like "This is a wonderful book. I think you'd like it since you love abstract algebra". It's not part of an ongoing discussion, unlike what is happening here on Mastodon.
@stefanhansen It can be part of a conversation. It’s a matter of designing it properly. Twitter’s approach isn’t the best but I also think dismissing quote posts altogether is caused by a lack of imagination as to how it can be improved.
What Re: Toot does is merely a hack until Mastodon officially supports quote posts, which I think is inevitable
Content on the Internet can and will be shared. If you don’t like your content being shared, make it followers only. Re: Toot respects that.
Well, we disagree.
I don't have a problem with my posts being shared. I just don't think it helps the quality of conversation with quote posts.
Have a nice day.
@stefanhansen You too! ☺️