Oddbean new post about login | logout Agreed on this 💯. We don’t need to see a thousand reposts of the same thing, just because it came from a whale npub.
Which is why coracle does not support reposts at all
Why not just show it once with a label like: “[name] and n others reposted…”
In general I think it just encourages lazy interaction. I'd much rather people quote, for the same reason twitter discourages bare retweets
I agree a simple repost has little value, it's similar to a + reaction.
From my experience, bare reposts have a place, although it's controversial. For example, reposts are excellent for sharing something from another community into your community. Sure, you could also quote it, but, as previously mentioned, people would then start quoting & not actually add any content.
lazy = efficient
Mostly because some people treat reposts as reminders for those who were not here hours ago. Some people make a habit of reposting old stuff.
I occasionally like to unearth a 6-month-old note but I don’t always want to quote it because it looks cleaner to just repost on my timeline. But if this feature didn’t exist on my clients I’d just have to add an emoji or something to it. Wouldn’t it be equally annoying if 100 people did that at the same time to a large account’s note?
A quote forces you to make a statement about the note. Add your point of view, which adds another layer. Personally, I like it when someone quotes a note more than just a repost. I should do it more often 😂
but what if you don't want to make a statement ? luxury cars have an option to delete the model name from the trunk, black out chrome trim and so on. reposts look CLEANER than quotes.
Agree. That's why I keep the bare repost. I prefer to hide a duplicated repost in the UI algorithm than have to figure out if multiple quotes of the same post are worth showing or not.
Just what I thought about, as well. You cannot stop boosts, because people will do it either way. Even if you forbid event & note link resolution, you can still post the link & explain the content. Essentially, a cave man's reposting mechanism. 🤷
you just love banning things. you banned porn. you banned reposts. anybody can suggest a different client for Windows Desktop / Chrome Browser ?