@Gargron i think that's the best course of action.

@Gargron can you also add the inverse, that every boost has to be a quote

@Gargron exactly what i was thinking! opt out makes quote tweeting more viable.

@Gargron And allow that opting out to be the default as well (In Preferences, something like, "Disable Quote Posting of your Toots by default").

Also maybe allow HIDING of other people's Quote Posts in your feed. Because I really REALLY don't like them. I don't wanna use 'em. And I don't wanna see 'em, either.

@Gargron i think people are just used to having what they are used to, maybe invent something new that achieve similar goals without the drawbacks?

I’d rather not have it
Reasoning here: https://mastodon.social/@kangaroo5383/109582631300793543

@Gargron I personally don’t use them for sport, or direct my approach or message through them or that way… that’s just me…

It may feel a little “busier” on the feed, but if there is a way we can opt out of seeing them/having the feature… then I’m that person.

@Gargron so basically you are giving us a Titanic with enough lifeboats. It's going to be uncomfortable, but we can get rid of it. Good Captain.

@gargron Default it to "Off".

@Gargron
yes, I really think enabling that feature while allowing users to opt in or out is the win. ✌️

@Gargron I think not having quotes is the best thing about here. On the bird site my time line was full of people quote tweeting the extreme right to rant about how bad they were. This massively increased the rights reach. Without quote toots my time line is calm and I can believe the human race is not totally lost

@Gargron It's a big change and I think it would have mixed results.

@Gargron
opt out as the person being quoted or the person following an account that uses quotes?
Also kudos, I personally like (and miss!) Quotes and respect that you are revisiting your position! 👍

@Gargron In that case: also the ability to turn on a notification if toots are quotes.

@Gargron brilliant

@Gargron I think this "quote toot" option, whatever it is, should be OPT-IN rather than opt-out. It should not be on by default.

I still think it isn't needed. You can link to any toot via URL anyway.

@Gargron Could you also take opting in into consideration?

@Gargron Do you think having quote-replies enable by default or disabled by default would be best?
Would it be an account-wide setting that could be changed on a per-post basis as well?

@Gargron I liked an idea I heard from @alasaarela where he considered being able to do either a quote-boost (above) or a comment-boost (below), depending on the situation.

@Gargron donc l'un des fondateurs/développeurs de Masto revient sur sa pensée initiale et pense mettre en place les citations, comme sur Twitter, mais avec la possibilité de ne pas les autoriser individuellement...
Pourquoi pas...

@Gargron
Providing an opt out option is a great idea. It is an important feature to give the original post more power. It will also reduce negative use of the #QT.

Yet ANOTHER feature #Mastodon has over #Twitter_Exit