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That’s a strange take… But even if that logic follows, it’s pretty disingenuous to suggest that’s what ALL users want, and Eugene is the sole opposition. You and I may want global search, but lots of Mastodon users actively loathe the idea.
Personally I think it’d be a better platform for it, but I get why there are folks who don’t like the idea. I also wish they’d implement quoting people, but again, I understand why some folks don’t like that idea. Downvotes don’t really make sense on microblogging to me.
Yes, and my impression is that there are also a ton of people who very much don’t want to be indexed or findable through inorganic means
I don’t disagree about implementing it and letting instances decide, but they’ve opted for a different compromise of letting people opt in. Having opt in vs opt out be an instance option would be nice, but open source projects aren’t always gonna align 1000% with the priorities that you have personally, unless it’s personally your project
Doesn’t matter what the devs want. The users requested it, the devs should implement it. Instead Eugene just said “no”
That’s a strange take… But even if that logic follows, it’s pretty disingenuous to suggest that’s what ALL users want, and Eugene is the sole opposition. You and I may want global search, but lots of Mastodon users actively loathe the idea.
Personally I think it’d be a better platform for it, but I get why there are folks who don’t like the idea. I also wish they’d implement quoting people, but again, I understand why some folks don’t like that idea. Downvotes don’t really make sense on microblogging to me.
quote posts are being implemented.
Oh neat!! I thought that idea had been shot down, that’s cool to hear
Thanks for letting me know :) Hope you have a lovely day
There’s a ton on people who want it. Its not just a few.
And if that’s the case, implement it and let instance admins or users themselves be able to turn it off.
But don’t pull a reddit and just ignore users.
Yes, and my impression is that there are also a ton of people who very much don’t want to be indexed or findable through inorganic means
I don’t disagree about implementing it and letting instances decide, but they’ve opted for a different compromise of letting people opt in. Having opt in vs opt out be an instance option would be nice, but open source projects aren’t always gonna align 1000% with the priorities that you have personally, unless it’s personally your project
This has to be one of the funniest takes I’ve ever seen, esp considering the nature of the project and the devs who work on it.
Are you familiar with what happened to reddit when they stopped listening to their users?