@clhendricksbc @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @Dan_Blick @injenuity there's something to be said for having a unique generic verb for "tooting" so we can talk about such actions in wider discourse. That said, "toot" doesn't seem serious enough for the long term.

@xolotl @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @clhendricksbc @injenuity Yes. I love "Share" for this and I'm not sure who to credit, was that @katebowles?

@Dan_Blick @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @clhendricksbc @injenuity I like "share", but it doesn't specify the medium as does "tweet"

@xolotl @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @clhendricksbc @injenuity Good point. I like the way "Boost" seems to do that for its function (more than my thought for same, "Amplify," might).

@Dan_Blick @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @clhendricksbc @injenuity yet we do not always post to boost or amplify...maybe that's too specific

@xolotl @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @clhendricksbc @injenuity Right, I was thinking purely of the current implementation of "Re-Tweet" in Mastodon. That is, you can't retweet-with-quote in Mastodon. So, "Boost" really is kind of a single-use dodad right now. And the idea that its only function is to Amplify someone else is kind of elegant and rad. For me, the Mastodon workflow for things that get me has become Star > Boost > Reply with my own perspective.

@Dan_Blick @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @clhendricksbc @injenuity ah, ok...got it...I thought you were proposing boost/amplify to replace toot. What you say makes sense.

@xolotl @jeroensmeets @ShorterPearson @katebowles @cogdog @econproph @acroom @clhendricksbc @injenuity Related to this: I should probably figure out if/when I should cull the folks on replies/the thread (like this one); is it annoying that I don't? I know I and @clhendricksbc and I'm sure others have started to feel overwhelm in Notifications (and in general). And at the same time I want conversations to be inclusive and grow, of course, versus shrinking them...