Evan ProdromouJun 19, 2024

Should the original poster be able to remove replies to their post?

#EvanPoll #poll

Strong yes
31.8%
Qualified yes
36.5%
Qualified no
19.6%
Strong no
12.1%
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Show threadGaëtan Perrault

@evan "qualified no"

From a pure technical sense, this is basically deleting other people's personal blog posts, so we know it's not really possible. Nor is "curating what others see". Everyone gets their own timeline.

But I can appreciate that popular accounts probably have some frustrations around viral posts. I can see value in an "end thread" feature asking your instance to simply drop the "in-reply-to" messages. Also notification controls for threads that one no longer wants to engage.

Jun 20, 2024 at 2:28amWeb
Show threadGaëtan PerraultJun 20, 2024

@evan But I definitely see conflation in roles here.

People want this place to behave as both a public discussion forum and a friend group forum. They want it to behave as a wide open internet and a curated experience.

They will use language like "my followers" instead of "people who follow me". "My posts" rather than "Posts published on this instance".

There's not really a way to be all of these things without designing up front for the multiple modes. And clearly delineating those modes.

Show threadGaëtan PerraultJun 20, 2024

@evan people asking to "delete replies to my post" are asking for a feature while operating under a specific context and modality. But because the modality isn't universal, it's not always obvious why a given feature won't work.

In fact, this is the common thread with basically every feature request I see. People operate under one context (me) and one or two modalities (how I use this app) without consideration for other contexts (admins, moderators, readers) or modalities. //

Show threadmeJun 20, 2024
@gatesvp @evan

Is anyone working on a modality-context framework by the way?

Or would the variations or scenarios be endless?