@Gargron please consider the effects of QTs - for example those who use it are often those who don’t want a proper conversation, because you can’t follow the conversation easily. It is commonly used by right wing journalists and MPs to encourage a pile on. Not having it is refreshing!

@Gargron Noooo :(

@Gargron Ethical concerns about quote posts and full text search seem resolvable by letting users opt in. What am I missing?

@Gargron please, by Default opt in. Some of us do not need quote posts. Or that the Option is available only to people who activate it on settings. Something like that

@Gargron i really hope you won’t do this. I got really trolled on that other platform just because someone with a lot of followers thought it was funny to make fun of me… :(

@Gargron
Another thing I still miss is to get some sort of "view" of what is actively spoken about on the network, or at least in *my* network. I know I can search for / follow hashtags, but something like a wordcloud of frequently used terms in my network would be nice.

@gargron I'm not a fan either. I was a Twitter user before quote tweets were introduced and I really think it changed the platform. I think opting out will only work if we can opt out of seeing other people's quotes. Thanks for all you do!

@Gargron please don’t do this, quote tweeting is mostly folks trying to dunk on one another with bs hot takes, there’s no need for that here and Mastodon is better without it.

If folks want to quote tweet, let ‘‘em do it old school style and copy/paste with rt tag.

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I donate to #mastodon project mainly to get quote posts.

When you eliminate the #algorithm that incentives nastiness to generate more impressions for more ad revenue then it removes incentive to abuse quote posts.

@Gargron Quoting would be a nice feature for various reasons, but it could also be an unnecessary torture. I feel that it's okay to be quoted when someone wants to boost + express their opinion in one post without taking part in the conversation. Not having to be notified, or see, that someone quoted you (at least as an option) would save a lot of mental work and energy to people getting upset, having to block, mute, get back at, etc. And it prevents active misquoting, right?

@Gargron 😬

@Gargron quoting posts is my most missing feature in Mastodon.
I don't like share toots without adding a comment why I want to share it.

@Gargron it will only bring poison and disgrace to this network, although admittedly that will make it more popular.

@Gargron Thank you!

@Gargron Quote posts suck. Don't go there.

@Gargron I don't like them but I also don't care that much about it.

My view is that Quoting detracts from the original post and puts the focus on the quoter. Any boosts or likes on the quote are not reflected as boosts or likes on the original, unless you make some interesting technical decisions 😅.

Knowing the reach and effect of your post is useful and quoting will dull that ability. It will effectively give a tool for influencers and trolls.

This feature should be known as Quote Boost.

@Gargron Thanks! It's great to be able to add a few own words to stuff you boost to help give it some context.

@Gargron I find the absence of quote posts contributes a lot to the nice atmosphere here. It’s a feature I don’t miss.

@Gargron please don' t

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I wonder how much actual support there is for this, and how many users are opposed.

Is it coming from a huge majority or is it a minority (a loud minority)? If it's a minority, does the majority not care much, or is there a similar segment strongly opposed?

It's probably not something to be put to a vote. If people are opposed to toots being QT'd, I hope, at the least. it's possible to include "no QT's" and maybe "block QTs" as an option.