Post Avz3XPyqxJTjepyybA by box464@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #Avz3XFnUogS64ialVY by box464@mastodon.social
       2025-07-09T16:24:04Z
       
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       Mastodon's latest version has the ability to fetch missing replies from a conversation (under an experimental flag, not enabled by default).This is a big deal, especially for smaller instances. Mastodon joins other platforms - of which I know of: Streams, GoToSocial, IceShrimp.NET and Bonfire - that pull back replies on request.The hard work on the backend is done, and now there needs to be a discussion about how this interaction works as part of the user experience.#Mastodon #Fediverse
       
 (DIR) Post #Avz3XH24DzhZuCPurI by shalien@mastodon.projetretro.io
       2025-07-10T07:49:30Z
       
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       @box464 mind sharing said flag ?
       
 (DIR) Post #Avz3XLA0sOR0i0AJnc by box464@mastodon.social
       2025-07-09T16:26:17Z
       
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       Right now the experience is a bit awkward on most platforms: * Open a post detail view* This triggers a request to pull down missing replies in the background.* Sit and wait X number of seconds/minutes, hope the reply task is finished, refresh the screen - and maybe some/all of the extra posts are downloaded.Not the best user experience.
       
 (DIR) Post #Avz3XPyqxJTjepyybA by box464@mastodon.social
       2025-07-09T16:27:09Z
       
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       What is needed to improve it? A streaming endpoint? A "pull all replies" button that auto-updates, displays them as they come in? This will require front end updates to every client, which will obviously each handle this a bit differently. What we've seen in the past tho, like with post quotes, is that once a single app figures out a way to represent the process, the others follow suit.
       
 (DIR) Post #AvzXo0Bp5znbDUsBxw by box464@mastodon.social
       2025-07-10T13:12:06Z
       
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       @shalien Sure! It’s FETCH_REPLIES_ENABLEDThe funny(?) thing is someone else had replied with the flag but if you don’t have that reply in your collection..you wouldn’t know it. Unless you have  FETCH_REPLIES_ENABLED. 😅Sorry about that!
       
 (DIR) Post #AvzXo10A4q45jcQOQa by shalien@mastodon.projetretro.io
       2025-07-10T13:28:41Z
       
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       @box464 What we don"t see we're missing can't hurt us.Will try the flag. thanks.