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nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 17:02:41 JST nixCraft 🐧

Why can't I quote a #Mastodon user's post? Please add this feature.

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  FlohEinstein (floheinstein@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 17:02:41 JST FlohEinstein
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  @nixCraft this has been discussed since https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/99662106175542726 , not sure what the current position is. I think it depends on the setting of your instance done by the admin, mine for example lets me quote, and I see it on the web interface. Apps handle it differently, e.g. Tusky Nightly does not show quotes, just the links
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    Eugen ? (@Gargron@mastodon.social)
    
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    I've made a deliberate choice against a quoting feature because it inevitably adds toxicity to people's behaviours. You are tempted to quote when you should be replying, and so you speak at your audience instead of with the person you are talking to. It becomes performative. Even when doing it for "good" like ridiculing awful comments, you are giving awful comments more eyeballs that way. No quote toots. Thank's

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