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   SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:23:48 JST SuperDicq

   I don't understand how implementing a setting for a basic feature like increasing the max character count above 500 is still considered controversial in the Mastodon community.
   
   It's literally the first thing every single Mastodon fork changes, because literally everyone agrees that this is arbitrary bullshit that makes the software harder to use for absolutely no reason.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:23:46 JST SuperDicq

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     I don't care about your vision and you can leave the default value at 500, sure.
     
     But AT LEAST GIVE PEOPLE A SETTING FOR IT.
     
     THERE'S MULTIPLE FORKS AND ISSUES IN YOUR GIT REPO ASKING FOR THIS ONE SIMPLE THING

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:24:48 JST SuperDicq

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     • Ramses Revengeday ​:cv_purple: :revengeday:

     @revengeday@corteximplant.com It's not difficult. It is deliberate. They don't give you a setting because they don't want you to change it.
     
     Because it doesn't fit Gargron's egotistical vision of what Mastodon should be.

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     Ramses Revengeday ​:cv_purple: :revengeday: (revengeday@corteximplant.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:24:49 JST Ramses Revengeday ​:cv_purple: :revengeday:

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     @SuperDicq I also don't understand why it's so difficult to integrate that. If you take Mastodon stock, there's not even an option to adjust the character limit in the server settings...

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     Phantasm (phnt@fluffytail.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:25:19 JST Phantasm

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     @SuperDicq You don't understand, it breaks the visual design (Twitter clone), when people can write posts where they fully express themselves.
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     rin (rin@post.ebin.club)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 21:04:40 JST rin

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     @SuperDicq remember when mastodon used to brag about having a bigger character limit than twitter
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