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  1. @jab01701mid i have a guess as to what that unhelpful error message was trying to say... suspect it was trying to tell me i can't upload a video and quote a toot in the same post (because that's what i was doing)

    i dunno how to report mastodon bugs. #MastodonBug #Mastodon #VideoUpload #Fedihelp @rolle

  2. @jab01701mid i have a guess as to what that unhelpful error message was trying to say... suspect it was trying to tell me i can't upload a video and quote a toot in the same post (because that's what i was doing)

    i dunno how to report mastodon bugs. #MastodonBug #Mastodon #VideoUpload #Fedihelp @rolle

  3. @jab01701mid i have a guess as to what that unhelpful error message was trying to say... suspect it was trying to tell me i can't upload a video and quote a toot in the same post (because that's what i was doing)

    i dunno how to report mastodon bugs. #MastodonBug #Mastodon #VideoUpload #Fedihelp @rolle

  4. @jab01701mid i have a guess as to what that unhelpful error message was trying to say... suspect it was trying to tell me i can't upload a video and quote a toot in the same post (because that's what i was doing)

    i dunno how to report mastodon bugs. #MastodonBug #Mastodon #VideoUpload #Fedihelp @rolle

  5. @jab01701mid i have a guess as to what that unhelpful error message was trying to say... suspect it was trying to tell me i can't upload a video and quote a toot in the same post (because that's what i was doing)

    i dunno how to report mastodon bugs. #MastodonBug #Mastodon #VideoUpload #Fedihelp @rolle

  6. @jordgubben @adhd_coffee

    I'd like to report a Mastodon bug. I clicked on the hashtag and selected "Browse posts from @jordgubben in #neurodiversity" but 0 results turned up.

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #hashtags

  7. @jordgubben @adhd_coffee

    I'd like to report a Mastodon bug. I clicked on the hashtag and selected "Browse posts from @jordgubben in #neurodiversity" but 0 results turned up.

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #hashtags

  8. @jordgubben @adhd_coffee

    I'd like to report a Mastodon bug. I clicked on the hashtag and selected "Browse posts from @jordgubben in #neurodiversity" but 0 results turned up.

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #hashtags

  9. @jordgubben @adhd_coffee

    I'd like to report a Mastodon bug. I clicked on the hashtag and selected "Browse posts from @jordgubben in #neurodiversity" but 0 results turned up.

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #hashtags

  10. This is odd. Due to my timeline being an absolute firehose, I changed my settings to only show English-language posts, then did a full page refresh "just in case" to get the setting to stick.

    Today I've seen at least one post in my timeline which was (a) not boosted by anyone, much less by someone I follow, (b) not posted by someone I follow, and (c) Mastodon recognized that it was not in English, because it offered me the translate option/link.

    Mastodon bug?

    #Mastodon #bug #MastodonBug #translation #settings #preferences #language #filter

  11. This is odd. Due to my timeline being an absolute firehose, I changed my settings to only show English-language posts, then did a full page refresh "just in case" to get the setting to stick.

    Today I've seen at least one post in my timeline which was (a) not boosted by anyone, much less by someone I follow, (b) not posted by someone I follow, and (c) Mastodon recognized that it was not in English, because it offered me the translate option/link.

    Mastodon bug?

    #Mastodon #bug #MastodonBug #translation #settings #preferences #language #filter

  12. This is odd. Due to my timeline being an absolute firehose, I changed my settings to only show English-language posts, then did a full page refresh "just in case" to get the setting to stick.

    Today I've seen at least one post in my timeline which was (a) not boosted by anyone, much less by someone I follow, (b) not posted by someone I follow, and (c) Mastodon recognized that it was not in English, because it offered me the translate option/link.

    Mastodon bug?

    #Mastodon #bug #MastodonBug #translation #settings #preferences #language #filter

  13. This is odd. Due to my timeline being an absolute firehose, I changed my settings to only show English-language posts, then did a full page refresh "just in case" to get the setting to stick.

    Today I've seen at least one post in my timeline which was (a) not boosted by anyone, much less by someone I follow, (b) not posted by someone I follow, and (c) Mastodon recognized that it was not in English, because it offered me the translate option/link.

    Mastodon bug?

    #Mastodon #bug #MastodonBug #translation #settings #preferences #language #filter

  14. This is odd. Due to my timeline being an absolute firehose, I changed my settings to only show English-language posts, then did a full page refresh "just in case" to get the setting to stick.

    Today I've seen at least one post in my timeline which was (a) not boosted by anyone, much less by someone I follow, (b) not posted by someone I follow, and (c) Mastodon recognized that it was not in English, because it offered me the translate option/link.

    Mastodon bug?

    #Mastodon #bug #MastodonBug #translation #settings #preferences #language #filter

  15. Anyone else having problems posting with content warnings rn? #bug #mastodonbug

  16. I'd make this a poll, but polls can't include images.

    Firefox. I have clicked "ALT" on a post image and the pop-up alt-text window contains more text than will fit. I have hovered the mouse over the empty lower section of the scroll bar (you can see that it is fully expanded; I have indicated the mouse cursor with a "+").

    What will happen when I click the lower section of the scroll bar?

    1. Window scrolls and stays open.

    2. Window scrolls but instantly closes.

    #mastodonbug

  17. I'd make this a poll, but polls can't include images.

    Firefox. I have clicked "ALT" on a post image and the pop-up alt-text window contains more text than will fit. I have hovered the mouse over the empty lower section of the scroll bar (you can see that it is fully expanded; I have indicated the mouse cursor with a "+").

    What will happen when I click the lower section of the scroll bar?

    1. Window scrolls and stays open.

    2. Window scrolls but instantly closes.

    #mastodonbug

  18. I'd make this a poll, but polls can't include images.

    Firefox. I have clicked "ALT" on a post image and the pop-up alt-text window contains more text than will fit. I have hovered the mouse over the empty lower section of the scroll bar (you can see that it is fully expanded; I have indicated the mouse cursor with a "+").

    What will happen when I click the lower section of the scroll bar?

    1. Window scrolls and stays open.

    2. Window scrolls but instantly closes.

    #mastodonbug

  19. I'd make this a poll, but polls can't include images.

    Firefox. I have clicked "ALT" on a post image and the pop-up alt-text window contains more text than will fit. I have hovered the mouse over the empty lower section of the scroll bar (you can see that it is fully expanded; I have indicated the mouse cursor with a "+").

    What will happen when I click the lower section of the scroll bar?

    1. Window scrolls and stays open.

    2. Window scrolls but instantly closes.

    #mastodonbug

  20. Problem with Mastodon((#)bug), it does not support Turkish letters in regards to making the hashtag space at the end nice and tidy.

    I had to change (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı to (#)WikidataBarisUsakli

    Reproducibility:

    1️⃣ On version v4.5.0-nightly.2025-07-30 use the hashtag (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı with other hashtags ie. (#)Example.
    2️⃣ The hashtags will not display in the "nice and tidy" format...

    I should take some screenshots I think. Took 2! Attaching...

    Attached!

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #bug

  21. Problem with Mastodon((#)bug), it does not support Turkish letters in regards to making the hashtag space at the end nice and tidy.

    I had to change (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı to (#)WikidataBarisUsakli

    Reproducibility:

    1️⃣ On version v4.5.0-nightly.2025-07-30 use the hashtag (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı with other hashtags ie. (#)Example.
    2️⃣ The hashtags will not display in the "nice and tidy" format...

    I should take some screenshots I think. Took 2! Attaching...

    Attached!

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #bug

  22. Problem with Mastodon((#)bug), it does not support Turkish letters in regards to making the hashtag space at the end nice and tidy.

    I had to change (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı to (#)WikidataBarisUsakli

    Reproducibility:

    1️⃣ On version v4.5.0-nightly.2025-07-30 use the hashtag (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı with other hashtags ie. (#)Example.
    2️⃣ The hashtags will not display in the "nice and tidy" format...

    I should take some screenshots I think. Took 2! Attaching...

    Attached!

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #bug

  23. Problem with Mastodon((#)bug), it does not support Turkish letters in regards to making the hashtag space at the end nice and tidy.

    I had to change (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı to (#)WikidataBarisUsakli

    Reproducibility:

    1️⃣ On version v4.5.0-nightly.2025-07-30 use the hashtag (#)WikidataBarışUşaklı with other hashtags ie. (#)Example.
    2️⃣ The hashtags will not display in the "nice and tidy" format...

    I should take some screenshots I think. Took 2! Attaching...

    Attached!

    #Mastodon #MastodonBug #bug

  24. Time to report this as a #bug? #Mastodon

    social.lol/@robb/1137029781869

    "More from"

    1. This is the deal, open that link on social.lol and you see a "More from"
    2. Copy that same link in whole and paste it in the search field on mastodon.social and it does not display that.

    Update: Now it does! I do see the "More from" now. Great work whoever did it!

    See this post to spot the difference:

    mastodon.social/@shoppingtonz/113730696945024651

    #Mastodonbug #Morefrom #WellDone #Fixed #PostUpdated

  25. Time to report this as a #bug? #Mastodon

    social.lol/@robb/1137029781869

    "More from"

    1. This is the deal, open that link on social.lol and you see a "More from"
    2. Copy that same link in whole and paste it in the search field on mastodon.social and it does not display that.

    Update: Now it does! I do see the "More from" now. Great work whoever did it!

    See this post to spot the difference:

    mastodon.social/@shoppingtonz/113730696945024651

    #Mastodonbug #Morefrom #WellDone #Fixed #PostUpdated

  26. Time to report this as a #bug? #Mastodon

    social.lol/@robb/1137029781869

    "More from"

    1. This is the deal, open that link on social.lol and you see a "More from"
    2. Copy that same link in whole and paste it in the search field on mastodon.social and it does not display that.

    Update: Now it does! I do see the "More from" now. Great work whoever did it!

    See this post to spot the difference:

    mastodon.social/@shoppingtonz/113730696945024651

    #Mastodonbug #Morefrom #WellDone #Fixed #PostUpdated

  27. Time to report this as a #bug? #Mastodon

    social.lol/@robb/1137029781869

    "More from"

    1. This is the deal, open that link on social.lol and you see a "More from"
    2. Copy that same link in whole and paste it in the search field on mastodon.social and it does not display that.

    Update: Now it does! I do see the "More from" now. Great work whoever did it!

    See this post to spot the difference:

    mastodon.social/@shoppingtonz/113730696945024651

    #Mastodonbug #Morefrom #WellDone #Fixed #PostUpdated

  28. There is a big fucking bug in Mastodon's moderation features.

    When I as a moderator suspend a remote account...

    Expected behavior: The account can no longer be found or interacted with on our server and the account can't find or interact with accounts on our server.

    Actual behavior: the account can still be found but is empty. there is a notice that the account is suspended and there is even still a follow button - it just doesn't do anything.
    And the account can still see everything from our instance and interact with our posts. 🤯 Our users just won't reciprocate the interaction, because the reply won't appear here.
    But if someone else replies to a reply from the suspended account we'll see that reply, but won't know what original post it belongs to.

    Is this a new bug with Mastodon 4.3 or has it always been like that?
    I've been moderating for 5 years now and this is new to me.

    I'm not going to create an account on Microsoft™️ Github to officially file this bug report, but can someone tell me if it's already reported and what's the status? Thanks.

    Additional ideal expected behavior: Previous replies to any of our posts by the suspended account won't be seen by anyone anywhere on the Fediverse - or at least not as replies to our posts, because our instance notifies/federates all other instances that these replies shouldn't be there.

    #MastoMod #MastoAdmin #FediMod #FediAdmin #MastodonBug #moderation #Suspension

  29. There is a big fucking bug in Mastodon's moderation features.

    When I as a moderator suspend a remote account...

    Expected behavior: The account can no longer be found or interacted with on our server and the account can't find or interact with accounts on our server.

    Actual behavior: the account can still be found but is empty. there is a notice that the account is suspended and there is even still a follow button - it just doesn't do anything.
    And the account can still see everything from our instance and interact with our posts. 🤯 Our users just won't reciprocate the interaction, because the reply won't appear here.
    But if someone else replies to a reply from the suspended account we'll see that reply, but won't know what original post it belongs to.

    Is this a new bug with Mastodon 4.3 or has it always been like that?
    I've been moderating for 5 years now and this is new to me.

    I'm not going to create an account on Microsoft™️ Github to officially file this bug report, but can someone tell me if it's already reported and what's the status? Thanks.

    Additional ideal expected behavior: Previous replies to any of our posts by the suspended account won't be seen by anyone anywhere on the Fediverse - or at least not as replies to our posts, because our instance notifies/federates all other instances that these replies shouldn't be there.

    #MastoMod #MastoAdmin #FediMod #FediAdmin #MastodonBug #moderation #Suspension

  30. There is a big fucking bug in Mastodon's moderation features.

    When I as a moderator suspend a remote account...

    Expected behavior: The account can no longer be found or interacted with on our server and the account can't find or interact with accounts on our server.

    Actual behavior: the account can still be found but is empty. there is a notice that the account is suspended and there is even still a follow button - it just doesn't do anything.
    And the account can still see everything from our instance and interact with our posts. 🤯 Our users just won't reciprocate the interaction, because the reply won't appear here.
    But if someone else replies to a reply from the suspended account we'll see that reply, but won't know what original post it belongs to.

    Is this a new bug with Mastodon 4.3 or has it always been like that?
    I've been moderating for 5 years now and this is new to me.

    I'm not going to create an account on Microsoft™️ Github to officially file this bug report, but can someone tell me if it's already reported and what's the status? Thanks.

    Additional ideal expected behavior: Previous replies to any of our posts by the suspended account won't be seen by anyone anywhere on the Fediverse - or at least not as replies to our posts, because our instance notifies/federates all other instances that these replies shouldn't be there.

    #MastoMod #MastoAdmin #FediMod #FediAdmin #MastodonBug #moderation #Suspension

  31. There is a big fucking bug in Mastodon's moderation features.

    When I as a moderator suspend a remote account...

    Expected behavior: The account can no longer be found or interacted with on our server and the account can't find or interact with accounts on our server.

    Actual behavior: the account can still be found but is empty. there is a notice that the account is suspended and there is even still a follow button - it just doesn't do anything.
    And the account can still see everything from our instance and interact with our posts. 🤯 Our users just won't reciprocate the interaction, because the reply won't appear here.
    But if someone else replies to a reply from the suspended account we'll see that reply, but won't know what original post it belongs to.

    Is this a new bug with Mastodon 4.3 or has it always been like that?
    I've been moderating for 5 years now and this is new to me.

    I'm not going to create an account on Microsoft™️ Github to officially file this bug report, but can someone tell me if it's already reported and what's the status? Thanks.

    Additional ideal expected behavior: Previous replies to any of our posts by the suspended account won't be seen by anyone anywhere on the Fediverse - or at least not as replies to our posts, because our instance notifies/federates all other instances that these replies shouldn't be there.

    #MastoMod #MastoAdmin #FediMod #FediAdmin #MastodonBug #moderation #Suspension

  32. There is a big fucking bug in Mastodon's moderation features.

    When I as a moderator suspend a remote account...

    Expected behavior: The account can no longer be found or interacted with on our server and the account can't find or interact with accounts on our server.

    Actual behavior: the account can still be found but is empty. there is a notice that the account is suspended and there is even still a follow button - it just doesn't do anything.
    And the account can still see everything from our instance and interact with our posts. 🤯 Our users just won't reciprocate the interaction, because the reply won't appear here.
    But if someone else replies to a reply from the suspended account we'll see that reply, but won't know what original post it belongs to.

    Is this a new bug with Mastodon 4.3 or has it always been like that?
    I've been moderating for 5 years now and this is new to me.

    I'm not going to create an account on Microsoft™️ Github to officially file this bug report, but can someone tell me if it's already reported and what's the status? Thanks.

    Additional ideal expected behavior: Previous replies to any of our posts by the suspended account won't be seen by anyone anywhere on the Fediverse - or at least not as replies to our posts, because our instance notifies/federates all other instances that these replies shouldn't be there.

    #MastoMod #MastoAdmin #FediMod #FediAdmin #MastodonBug #moderation #Suspension

  33. @KanaMauna @davidho

    Noticing a little glitch in Mastodon.

    A notification of a filter being applied.
    I click "Show anyway".
    And get nothing.

    Next toot down is a reply to David Ho.

    The solution for me appears obvious - go to my list of Follows and remove David Ho.

    Though it's not clear what to do if there is no reply including the tooting account name.

    #MastodonHelp #MastodonBug #GhostFilterNotification

  34. @KanaMauna @davidho

    Noticing a little glitch in Mastodon.

    A notification of a filter being applied.
    I click "Show anyway".
    And get nothing.

    Next toot down is a reply to David Ho.

    The solution for me appears obvious - go to my list of Follows and remove David Ho.

    Though it's not clear what to do if there is no reply including the tooting account name.

    #MastodonHelp #MastodonBug #GhostFilterNotification

  35. @KanaMauna @davidho

    Noticing a little glitch in Mastodon.

    A notification of a filter being applied.
    I click "Show anyway".
    And get nothing.

    Next toot down is a reply to David Ho.

    The solution for me appears obvious - go to my list of Follows and remove David Ho.

    Though it's not clear what to do if there is no reply including the tooting account name.

    #MastodonHelp #MastodonBug #GhostFilterNotification

  36. @KanaMauna @davidho

    Noticing a little glitch in Mastodon.

    A notification of a filter being applied.
    I click "Show anyway".
    And get nothing.

    Next toot down is a reply to David Ho.

    The solution for me appears obvious - go to my list of Follows and remove David Ho.

    Though it's not clear what to do if there is no reply including the tooting account name.

    #MastodonHelp #MastodonBug #GhostFilterNotification

  37. @KanaMauna @davidho

    Noticing a little glitch in Mastodon.

    A notification of a filter being applied.
    I click "Show anyway".
    And get nothing.

    Next toot down is a reply to David Ho.

    The solution for me appears obvious - go to my list of Follows and remove David Ho.

    Though it's not clear what to do if there is no reply including the tooting account name.

    #MastodonHelp #MastodonBug #GhostFilterNotification

  38. @alex
    The distributor would be whoever controls the node, which may or may not be the same person as the OP.

    So if Bob and Alice are on Frank’s node, and Bob writes something that Alice replies to, they both created their own work. Alice has a fair use right to quote or reference Bob. Neither Bob nor Alice has a right to suppress the other. But Frank has that power and right. If it’s a Mastodon server, I believe in this case Bob can block Alice and thus suppress Alice adding more replies in the future, but Alice’s past unblocked posts remain in place.

    That’s the status quo. Of course the injustice with the status quo is that Alice cannot reply after being blocked. This is due to a bit of an obtuse compromise. It’s an anti-bullying policy that was coded into Mastodon. But this anti-bullying tool is actually mostly used to silence civil discourse. Alice should be able to express her further thoughts alongside her previous commentary; first and foremost to be able to correct herself.

    The anti-bullying mechanism is abused profusely in #Mastodon, and not even by the OP. Anyone in a discussion can say “fuck you scumbag…” and block the other 1 second later. So any arbrary commentator can ensure themselves the last word. Effectively, the anti-bullying tool is now used by bullies.

    Or worse, they don’t just sling vitriol but they actually just present misinfo that calls for correction. Then the person best positioned to correct the misinfo is blocked from doing so, while the person with the faster trigger finger can continue carrying on.

    So yes it’s a shit show.

    The anti-bullying button should be a temporary action. That is, a user should have that lever but it should go through moderation whereby if that lever is merely used to block ideas and block misinfo counter args, it should be reversible. It should not just be labelled “block” but rather “stop bullying” so users know how it is meant to be used.

    #MastodonBug

    @jwildeboer

  39. @alex
    The distributor would be whoever controls the node, which may or may not be the same person as the OP.

    So if Bob and Alice are on Frank’s node, and Bob writes something that Alice replies to, they both created their own work. Alice has a fair use right to quote or reference Bob. Neither Bob nor Alice has a right to suppress the other. But Frank has that power and right. If it’s a Mastodon server, I believe in this case Bob can block Alice and thus suppress Alice adding more replies in the future, but Alice’s past unblocked posts remain in place.

    That’s the status quo. Of course the injustice with the status quo is that Alice cannot reply after being blocked. This is due to a bit of an obtuse compromise. It’s an anti-bullying policy that was coded into Mastodon. But this anti-bullying tool is actually mostly used to silence civil discourse. Alice should be able to express her further thoughts alongside her previous commentary; first and foremost to be able to correct herself.

    The anti-bullying mechanism is abused profusely in #Mastodon, and not even by the OP. Anyone in a discussion can say “fuck you scumbag…” and block the other 1 second later. So any arbrary commentator can ensure themselves the last word. Effectively, the anti-bullying tool is now used by bullies.

    Or worse, they don’t just sling vitriol but they actually just present misinfo that calls for correction. Then the person best positioned to correct the misinfo is blocked from doing so, while the person with the faster trigger finger can continue carrying on.

    So yes it’s a shit show.

    The anti-bullying button should be a temporary action. That is, a user should have that lever but it should go through moderation whereby if that lever is merely used to block ideas and block misinfo counter args, it should be reversible. It should not just be labelled “block” but rather “stop bullying” so users know how it is meant to be used.

    #MastodonBug

    @jwildeboer

  40. @alex
    The distributor would be whoever controls the node, which may or may not be the same person as the OP.

    So if Bob and Alice are on Frank’s node, and Bob writes something that Alice replies to, they both created their own work. Alice has a fair use right to quote or reference Bob. Neither Bob nor Alice has a right to suppress the other. But Frank has that power and right. If it’s a Mastodon server, I believe in this case Bob can block Alice and thus suppress Alice adding more replies in the future, but Alice’s past unblocked posts remain in place.

    That’s the status quo. Of course the injustice with the status quo is that Alice cannot reply after being blocked. This is due to a bit of an obtuse compromise. It’s an anti-bullying policy that was coded into Mastodon. But this anti-bullying tool is actually mostly used to silence civil discourse. Alice should be able to express her further thoughts alongside her previous commentary; first and foremost to be able to correct herself.

    The anti-bullying mechanism is abused profusely in #Mastodon, and not even by the OP. Anyone in a discussion can say “fuck you scumbag…” and block the other 1 second later. So any arbrary commentator can ensure themselves the last word. Effectively, the anti-bullying tool is now used by bullies.

    Or worse, they don’t just sling vitriol but they actually just present misinfo that calls for correction. Then the person best positioned to correct the misinfo is blocked from doing so, while the person with the faster trigger finger can continue carrying on.

    So yes it’s a shit show.

    The anti-bullying button should be a temporary action. That is, a user should have that lever but it should go through moderation whereby if that lever is merely used to block ideas and block misinfo counter args, it should be reversible. It should not just be labelled “block” but rather “stop bullying” so users know how it is meant to be used.

    #MastodonBug

    @jwildeboer

  41. @alex
    The distributor would be whoever controls the node, which may or may not be the same person as the OP.

    So if Bob and Alice are on Frank’s node, and Bob writes something that Alice replies to, they both created their own work. Alice has a fair use right to quote or reference Bob. Neither Bob nor Alice has a right to suppress the other. But Frank has that power and right. If it’s a Mastodon server, I believe in this case Bob can block Alice and thus suppress Alice adding more replies in the future, but Alice’s past unblocked posts remain in place.

    That’s the status quo. Of course the injustice with the status quo is that Alice cannot reply after being blocked. This is due to a bit of an obtuse compromise. It’s an anti-bullying policy that was coded into Mastodon. But this anti-bullying tool is actually mostly used to silence civil discourse. Alice should be able to express her further thoughts alongside her previous commentary; first and foremost to be able to correct herself.

    The anti-bullying mechanism is abused profusely in #Mastodon, and not even by the OP. Anyone in a discussion can say “fuck you scumbag…” and block the other 1 second later. So any arbrary commentator can ensure themselves the last word. Effectively, the anti-bullying tool is now used by bullies.

    Or worse, they don’t just sling vitriol but they actually just present misinfo that calls for correction. Then the person best positioned to correct the misinfo is blocked from doing so, while the person with the faster trigger finger can continue carrying on.

    So yes it’s a shit show.

    The anti-bullying button should be a temporary action. That is, a user should have that lever but it should go through moderation whereby if that lever is merely used to block ideas and block misinfo counter args, it should be reversible. It should not just be labelled “block” but rather “stop bullying” so users know how it is meant to be used.

    #MastodonBug

    @jwildeboer

  42. @alex
    The distributor would be whoever controls the node, which may or may not be the same person as the OP.

    So if Bob and Alice are on Frank’s node, and Bob writes something that Alice replies to, they both created their own work. Alice has a fair use right to quote or reference Bob. Neither Bob nor Alice has a right to suppress the other. But Frank has that power and right. If it’s a Mastodon server, I believe in this case Bob can block Alice and thus suppress Alice adding more replies in the future, but Alice’s past unblocked posts remain in place.

    That’s the status quo. Of course the injustice with the status quo is that Alice cannot reply after being blocked. This is due to a bit of an obtuse compromise. It’s an anti-bullying policy that was coded into Mastodon. But this anti-bullying tool is actually mostly used to silence civil discourse. Alice should be able to express her further thoughts alongside her previous commentary; first and foremost to be able to correct herself.

    The anti-bullying mechanism is abused profusely in #Mastodon, and not even by the OP. Anyone in a discussion can say “fuck you scumbag…” and block the other 1 second later. So any arbrary commentator can ensure themselves the last word. Effectively, the anti-bullying tool is now used by bullies.

    Or worse, they don’t just sling vitriol but they actually just present misinfo that calls for correction. Then the person best positioned to correct the misinfo is blocked from doing so, while the person with the faster trigger finger can continue carrying on.

    So yes it’s a shit show.

    The anti-bullying button should be a temporary action. That is, a user should have that lever but it should go through moderation whereby if that lever is merely used to block ideas and block misinfo counter args, it should be reversible. It should not just be labelled “block” but rather “stop bullying” so users know how it is meant to be used.

    #MastodonBug

    @jwildeboer

  43. Mastodon feature request: I would like to be able to have separate follow lists. Currently, I have my general follows in my "Home" list and my super follows in my "Notifications" list. I would like to add a number of other custom lists.

    #mastodon #mastodoncritique #mastodonbug #mastodonfeature

  44. Mastodon feature request: I would like to be able to have separate follow lists. Currently, I have my general follows in my "Home" list and my super follows in my "Notifications" list. I would like to add a number of other custom lists.

    #mastodon #mastodoncritique #mastodonbug #mastodonfeature

  45. Mastodon feature request: I would like to be able to have separate follow lists. Currently, I have my general follows in my "Home" list and my super follows in my "Notifications" list. I would like to add a number of other custom lists.

    #mastodon #mastodoncritique #mastodonbug #mastodonfeature