question mainly to proponents of quote posts, but anyone can respond:
what would you say is the semantic relationship between a “quote post” and “the post being quoted”?
Are there any semantics at all, or is it a generic link/reference? What’s the difference between a “quote” and a “link preview”?
By semantic, I mean “meaning”. What does it mean to “quote” something?
If “quote posts” never existed, how would you design an equivalent?
boosts welcome, i’m trying to get a wide range of answers
@trwnh tbh I don't think there is a big difference between "quote" and "link preview" once it is posted.
The larger difference is that for creating a quote you usually just hit a button and type away, but for a link you need to find the url and copy paste it somewhere. If you'd like to do that often, quote functionality is way more convenient. Also quotes usually give the original poster a notification and links not.
@ConnyDuck @trwnh
> you need to find the url and copy paste it somewhere
It can be solved client-side, I think that is what Tusky and by extension Husky do — if it looks like a link to a Fedi post, it goes to that post instead of opening the link in external browser.
As for quote posts — IMO they should give more context than link previews, in Pleroma the quoted posts are just displayed in full, unlike link previews in Masto.
