Derek P. CollinsMay 6, 2023
Eugen Rochko

Next release of Mastodon will allow admins to post important announcements to their users, and yes, those are reactions

#mastodev

Jan 16, 2020 at 5:40pmWeb
Show threadEugen RochkoJan 16, 2020
Okay let me be clear here, those are reactions to announcements. I didn't mean to say reactions would be available for normal posts. Not at the moment. This is not a committment to add reactions to everything down the line though. More of an experiment.
Show threadEugen RochkoJan 16, 2020
But yes of course you can react with custom emoji, come on
Show threadCune!Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron if the order in which it was added is preserved then people could     
Show threadEugen RochkoJan 16, 2020

@karina Yes

I use Discord too

Show thread🚫Moved account, follow @lilovJan 16, 2020
@Gargron Y E S
Many reacts incoming thé future will be tiring for the people i follow 🙏
Show thread🚫Moved account, follow @lilovJan 16, 2020
@Gargron Ho ok
Show threadSylvhemJan 16, 2020
@baerd On peut lire la déception dans ce post :').
Show thread🚫Moved account, follow @lilovJan 16, 2020
@Sylvhem "sad reacts only"
Show threadHippo 🍉Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron 😁
Show threadBen ZaninJan 16, 2020
@Gargron 
Show threadLaura Ritchie 🌸Jan 17, 2020

@Gargron have you considered not making them publicly visible - as in the discussion of how many followers and being a contest? Then it would still be useful, but not be a barrage of x number of people said this.. but those other people said that.

and are you going to have separate sounds for each one? *boop* 😺

Show threadAmelia Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron so,,,,, I will have to continue simply replying to everyone's posts with a cloaca emoji, I see
Show threadSteve has ☕️ for brainsJan 16, 2020
@Gargron Oohhhhh, man, I was so happy for a minute... but here's hoping!
Show threadMilly: CursedJan 16, 2020

@Gargron important questions.

Can other instances see the annoucements? Or are they just for the instance?

Show threadEugen RochkoJan 16, 2020
@magicalmilly They can't. Logged in users only.
Show threadMilly: CursedJan 16, 2020
@Gargron Thank you!
Show threadHaelwenn /элвэн/ Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron What are announcements?
Show threadIdris Elbow MacaroniJan 16, 2020
LB: thank fuck it's not on everything, I can't have complicated emotions that often
Show threadIdris Elbow MacaroniJan 16, 2020

I'm not kidding. emotions are fucking unwieldy and I don't need more complexity in my social media

I see likes as almost analogous to thumbs up. context matters. if thumbs up is ambiguous, then words.

it's personal relief, not snark. I just don't express it well

Show threadTrolli Schmittlauch 🦥Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron Not only are reactions tricky from a UX perspective, but also Faceook mostly introduced them for being able to read your interests in a more fine-grained way than just "like or not".
So I', glad those are not (yet?) coming as a general thing.
Show threadmewmewJan 16, 2020
@Gargron Keep in mind: Pleroma is planning to introduce reactions for all posts, starting with normal emojis, but hopefully eventually supporting custom ones. You might want to remain in contact with them to avoid implementation clashes in the future.
Show threadPeter Griffin ☕Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron 
Show threadGoodAtGamesJan 17, 2020
@Gargron
Wait, you mean you're not promising to give us reactions to reactions? What about reactions to *those* reactions? Surely you can't deny us that!
Show threada fresh pup of coffee Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron That is a great update! I try to do those announcements when I do things like instance updates
Show threadPapa Shark 🦈 Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron So cool!
Show threadAlyx VanceJan 16, 2020
@Gargron
I'm sure this won't help inflate anyone's ego at all.
Show threadEugen RochkoJan 16, 2020
@alyx I'm not sure what this means
Show threadElijahJan 16, 2020
@Gargron I cannot wait for this!
Show threadcry fieriJan 16, 2020
@Gargron can’t wait to see eve send “I’m gay” to all 200,000 dot social users
Show threadEugen RochkoJan 16, 2020
@Spacedrake This is why it will likely be restricted to admins only
Show threadcry fieriJan 16, 2020
@Gargron what a disappointment
Show threadplan 9 from toontown onlineJan 16, 2020
@Gargron now i can announce to myself and even react on it
Show threadBen Lubar (any pronouns)Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron are reactions only for that or are they on all post types
Show threadMilanJan 16, 2020
@Gargron wohoo! 🚀
Show threadAnticapcom4Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron
So like using limes?
Show threadAaron GarciaJan 16, 2020
@Gargron what kind of customizations are available to admins? I had considered running my own instance. But for it to be worthwhile, I was curious to know what customizable settings are there?
Show threadPeter Griffin ☕Jan 16, 2020
@Gargron 😮
Show threadsplaJan 16, 2020
@Gargron nice!
Show threadMarc EvansteinJan 16, 2020
@Gargron could you make it so that the admin can choose which emoji are available to react with? (I just want to see announcements in which you are only allowed to react with "octapus")
Show threadcrvsJan 16, 2020
@Gargron are reactions really something people need/want?
Show threadRevive or not?Jan 17, 2020
@Gargron This reminds me of misskey, the highlighted post, reactions and its layout...
Show threadSean TilleyJan 17, 2020
@Gargron woah! Emoji reactions are coming to toots?!
Show thread filippodb ⁂ Jan 17, 2020
@Gargron will the long-time inactive users receive an email after the admin announcement? If so it’ll be great!!
Show threadJames P.  May 6, 2023
@Gargron If only we had reactions on posts...