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Thanks @katherined @dsearls for defending Mastodon a bit there.
Regarding the design decision to not allow direct quote+comment of other posts, a decision motivated by the desire to reduce bullying and such, @shawnp0wers said that was a "strange hill to die on" or something. I don't think so, and if @shawnp0wers has not seen such bullying himself then perhaps he could listen to those who have experienced that.
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@eliasr @reality2cast @katherined @dsearls @kyle I don't think the principle is "a strange hill to die on" -- I think trying to prevent that abusive use-case by disabling the specific mechanism is... odd.
A bully will just boost their reply, or screenshot a toot and link to the original, etc. Banning "quote boost" to solve a particular abusive use-case is like banning sticks in the playground so bullies won't use a stick to beat up the little kids. The stick isn't the problem...
Hi, thanks for answering!
I see your point, but I think it can actually work in a case like this, just making it less convenient for the bully. Remember, people care so much about convenience these days. 🙂
When it is a little less convenient, fewer people will do it, perhaps it will then not reaching the critical mass where it becomes something common that scares people away. I don't know.
@eliasr @shawnp0wers @reality2cast @katherined @dsearls @kyle I have read someone suggest a work around to achieve a sort of ”boost with quote” that is possible today: use instead ”reply” and delete the handle in the reply. This means it will come on your line similar to a ”boost with quote”. I’m not sure it’s a good idea, for now I only share it as info without any own opinion.
@eliasr @shawnp0wers @reality2cast @katherined @dsearls @kyle And I suppose it means the reader has to click on the reply-boost, in order to see the message that is meant to be boosted.