Post AYSe5Ve0EDesknZ5LU by mfowler@toot.thoughtworks.com
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 (DIR) Post #AYSe5Ve0EDesknZ5LU by mfowler@toot.thoughtworks.com
       2023-08-06T05:39:08Z
       
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       +1 to @jwz 's argument that replies to posts on mastodon should be treated similarly to comments on blogshttps://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/08/mastodons-mastodonts/
       
 (DIR) Post #AYSe5WjMBnXG7h4sKW by evan@cosocial.ca
       2023-08-06T16:36:47Z
       
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       @mfowler @jwz "* top-level post comes with a package of metadata attached to it.* Comments posted in reply to it are metadata.* Preview thumbnail images are metadata.* All of this metadata travels with the post.* The posting instance is authoritative on what metadata is attached, and when it changes.* Replying to a post means submitting that reply to the originating instance for consideration for inclusion in said metadata"This is all how ActivityPub already works.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYSe5YWJXGI5fozUHI by evan@cosocial.ca
       2023-08-06T16:41:09Z
       
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       @mfowler @jwz there are three things that Mastodon doesn't do.1. It doesn't fetch the canonical collection of replies when showing a thread.2. It does not send out notifications to recipients of the original post when replies are received.3. It does not look up OpenGraph link metadata before distribution.All of which is to say: your suggestions are very valid. Implementation doesn't require major changes to the protocol, and changes to the Mastodon codebase will show results quickly.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYSe5Z7XIs45XGPDIO by lps@masto.1146.nohost.me
       2023-08-06T17:35:16Z
       
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       @evanThe collection of replies would be extremely welcome.   I can't count how many times I see the same question asked in one thread.@mfowler @jwz @ajswritesthings
       
 (DIR) Post #AYSxJ6Ahd6pWw33N9U by stefan@gardenstate.social
       2023-08-06T21:00:20Z
       
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       @lps @evan @mfowler @jwz @ajswritesthings small servers should not be buried in API requests but there seems to be a lot of devs who says you can only trust the canonical source for the data. I wish there was a way to allow trusted servers to act as caches or middle ware.