@Gargron I think that some of the pushback is from people who think quote replies makes #mastodon "into (the worst version of) twitter" but there's no reason that will be true.

As a feature it us useful for providing context to a boost, without obscuring it.

It also could be a client side implementation with a show parent button for any reply

@feditips there's nothing wrong with this service and it fills a real, albeit temporary, need. @DataDrivenMD derives mo financial or other benefit and has put in a lot of personal time to help ease #twittermigration for new people to the platform. You don't have to use it if you don't want to but please don't engage in #tech #elitism or assume a #gatekeeper role for yourself and denigrate it. There's absolutely no harm to the #fediverse or any user if people decide this works for them.

@Gargron I think that some of the pushback is from people who think quote replies makes #mastodon "into (the worst version of) twitter" but there's no reason that will be true.

As a feature it us useful for providing context to a boost, without obscuring it.

It also could be a client side implementation with a show parent button for any reply

@Gargron thanks for this explanation - personally I never used the word, and likewise appreciated that the button says "Publish!" and the word isn't ingrained anywhere formally. I'm sticking to "Posts" because, in my mind, #Mastodon is a lot like self-hosted #wordpress