Post #3283906

2023-08-25 21:38 UTC

@Julianoe@mastodon.xyz @wiredfire@mas.to @renchap@oisaur.com @cestfleuve@mastodon.nz My opinion reposted here: Having QTs where users are notified if they are quoted is much better than the option that people are using now - to screenshot posts. Users have no control and are not notified. I use QTs to 'cite the source' and to give context. As an academic, it is very efficient and more contextually fair way to comment. As with most things, how a feature is used is the issue. If someone has malintent they will use any feature to harm.

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@cestfleuve@mastodon.nz 2023-08-26 00:45

@prachisrivas@masto.ai @Julianoe@mastodon.xyz @wiredfire@mas.to @renchap@oisaur.com I wasn't aware people were doing screenshots from Mastodon to share on Mastodon. Must just not be in my feed. Something I like about the lack of QPs is it forces me to engage directly with the post. Someone says something, and I can bounce off them right there in replies. Whereas with QPs I might be tempted to make it a QP so it appears in my thread, and the discussion is sort of fragmented.

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@Julianoe@mastodon.xyz 2023-08-26 01:03

@prachisrivas@masto.ai @wiredfire@mas.to @renchap@oisaur.com @cestfleuve@mastodon.nz how a feature is used is always a product of the design choices. Twitter QRt is intentionally impossible to limit or moderate and thus enhances toxic behavior, which is good for business. Don't fall for the "a tool is a tool and is not inherently bad" gimmic. Webdesign is a matter of design decisions and choices given to users.

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@matunos@mastodon.social 2023-08-26 04:26

@prachisrivas@masto.ai @Julianoe@mastodon.xyz @wiredfire@mas.to @renchap@oisaur.com @cestfleuve@mastodon.nz except where notifying you that your post is being quoted is part of the harassment

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