@Gargron https://mastodon.geekery.org/@eriquita/109302713172334457

@Gargron @t0nyyates @davidallengreen We don't need to call them toots, after all.

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So, how are you calling them now? Tweets? Really? Or just posts? Or???

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@Gargron I kinda like “toot”.

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It will always be tooting, in our hearts.

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@Gargron I prefer Toots! It took a day to get used to, but it’s unique to Mastodon! 🙌 #ILoveToots

@Gargron honestly it’s grown on me now. I like it!

@Gargron it is a fun story, but I do enjoy the whimsy of toot. There is something just… fun… about it.

@Gargron @MelissaJPeltier but you get to giggle like a 5th grader when you say "toot"

@Gargron Did they hold true to the promise though?

@Gargron tout sweet

@Gargron I don’t care about the difference between toot, post, share, or publish, but the misuse of the term “boost” bothers me. It doesn’t increase(boost) the weight of that post in decisions about what to show, it adds that post to the timeline of your own posts - it should be called retoot, repost, reblog, or similar

@Gargron You have to admit this this is a hilarious origin story though 😆

@Gargron Is there a way I can change the labeling on my instance in one place, or do I need to do it at the code level? The "toot" nomenclature is a bit odd, but to be fair so was "tweet."

@Gargron honestly, this just makes me like toot even more!

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@Gargron dangerously close to ‘tweets’. Which came first? 😉

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@Gargron I’m new, but I find “toots” charming.