Re the just boosted post about the end of pinafore development, I completely understand the situation but I'm still sad to see it go. Now Mastodon isn't Twitter so it'll probably work for months if not years to come, but IMO this is going to leave particularly Windows and Linux users without a good desktop or desktop-like client (Mac OS is going to be served by Mona very well once it gets feature parody). But for the foreseeable future I'm probably going to stick to Pinafore as my main desktop client because it offers a ton of logical keyboard shortcuts, has excellent autocomplete support and reads posts in a very clear way even including media descriptions. The official Mastodon UI is almost there in that aspect, but the speech feedback you get when navigating with its keyboard shortcuts has many shortcomings (see https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8192). Maybe this is the right time for this to get more love in either Mastodon or at least one of the forks like hometown, though that won't help anyone using something like Pleroma or its forks. #noxp

This is mostly for the #twitterMigration set (welcome! have a 🍍!) because it ​ keeps ​ coming ​ up:

You're right, it's a glaring absence, but it's not a new absence, and it's not going to change. Eugen is Mastodon's BDFL, and he's not going to add quote tweets. I know it's frustrating when you're so accustomed to that interaction pattern, but getting snarky and annoyed is not gonna help your argument.

Your reasoning about why quote tweets should be a standard feature, and how screenshotting a post is basically the same so why make it harder, and how it's not always for dunking, sometimes it's friendly or contextual, is not new to the discussion. Please, if you're going to weigh in, read up on the history first, and maybe read this more recent analysis from @graue.

If you desperately need quote tweets, try another #fediverse hub like Misskey or Fedibird. You'll still be able to keep up with Masto buddies, and you can quote-tweet to your heart's content!

#mastoMeta #noxp