@annika That we can't fix Mastodon by making it more like other bad platforms.
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@nileane that’s on the list of things we are exploring but it’s very complex with a lot of edge cases due to how AP works (and how threads are implemented). Part of the why is also that we only have 2 people in the team able to work on this, and need to prioritize finishing other work that we committed into for grants (like Collections), and handle project maintenance (bug fixes, security patches… this takes 30% of our current capacity).
But it will happen.
@nileane @annika @renchap the name is already misleading. It's simply not possible to implement "reply controls" in a federated protocol like AP.
At most, they could be reply filters. Just like blocking and to a degree even defederating amount to nothing more than muting with a better-sounding name, there is no way to prevent replies.
@nileane @annika @renchap who said anything about opposing? I'm all for it; I'd love to be able to tune out reply guys.
My whole point is about naming and not repeating the mistake of giving features (like blocking, like instance blocks) a name that implies much more safety than can reasonably be provided.
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@amberage honestly your reply is besides the point, I don't get why you came to this thread to write this
The limitations of AP don't mean mastodon shouldn't attempt to implement reply controls
@nileane because I fear the inevitable backlash when large swathes of people realise the Twitter-esque, centrally enforcable reply controls they dreamt of and were implicitly promised were never going to work and I wish everyone was just realistic and honest about what works or doesn't to not get people false expectations.
@annika where did they go?
@CartyBoston Instagram, Bluesky, probably even X. Places were they find community without the level of harassment they get here.
@annika I get that how we design and use fetaures can include and exclude people, our functionality is immature and people get hurt as a result.
But ... (and it's not up to me) I don't want to build anything people returning to X would use.
@CartyBoston I'm not sure what argument you're making.
@annika That we can't fix Mastodon by making it more like other bad platforms.
@CartyBoston If you think reply controls are a bad feature, I can only assume you don't know what they are. Feels like you are engaging in bad faith right now.
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