Em Jul 10, 2025

Tiny Mastodon Tip About Quote Posts  📢

If your instance is already running the newly released version Mastodon 4.4,

Know that in preparation for the full implementation, the team has included a consent setting for the upcoming Quote Post feature.

While quoting a post will not
be available as a native feature until Mastodon 4.5 later this year, it's wonderful that you can adjust if you want in or not before it even arrives!  

HOW TO❓

1. From the web interface, go to "Preferences" on the right-side menu. Then click on "Other" under the "Preferences" section  

2. If your instance was newly updated, you should now see an option in "Posting Defaults" for "Who can quote" (see image below) 👇

Note: If the option isn't there, your instance has not updated to the version including it yet. Be patient, it will likely be added in the weeks to come.

3. From the "Who can quote" drop-menu, you can choose either "Everyone", "Followers and mentioned users", or "Only mentioned users"  

4. Once the next version is released, you will be ready for Quote Posts! No matter your choices 💪

5. Enjoy the freedom of choosing the features you wish to participate in (or not)! 😌✨

For more information on Quote Posts, you can read Mastodon's announcement blog about it here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/

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Show threadstefan (stefbun)Jul 10, 2025
@Em0nM4stodon will be interesting how and if Eugen strongarms the other softwares of fedi to respect this.

Though it might happen. I just really hope he thought about cooperating on this with other software so it actually can work.
Show threadAngua Aug 25, 2025
@[email protected]

Hmmm Misskey, Akkoma ...
Yeah good luck with that.

Interesting how features dismissed as frivolous are making their way in over there isn't it?

As I see it, there are 3 uses for QP.
Adding AltText.
As an alternative to screenshotting a troll / similar post.
Avoiding the need to click through to another instance to read.

@Em0nM4stodon
Show threadstefan (stefbun)
@AnguaDelphine Well I guess you need some felt "safety features" when dealing with "normal" internet folks.

It is not that hard to have a good experience on fedi but surely you need to treat it differently than bluesky/twitter

I mean yeah QP can be used for dogpilling no problem, but thats risk you might assume when posting something in public.

But mastos feature will be very teethless if it can't be enforced on other servers.
Aug 25, 2025 at 5:57pmWeb
Show threadAngua Aug 25, 2025
@[email protected]

Exactly.
I rarely use it myself.
The main use I see on 'key is people sending each other up in good humour.
I have a backup on akkoma, similar there.

There's GoTo Social & Friendica, I forget if they use it and the newer Ice.Net which is half Masto I think.
Show threadstefan (stefbun)Aug 25, 2025
@AnguaDelphine it will surely depend on your bubble. I rarely use them as well. Mostly as a fancy way to "link" a post with a nice preview or something.

Or as you say people mostly being humorous with people they know