lily @lily

hi can people stop complaining about repost chains please. it really bugs me, since it’s meta about people just having fun. there is, as far as i’m aware, no strain on the servers from doing it (i would imagine they’re simply a reference to the post, which is then dereferenced n times for the api representation). on the website, you have to explicitly click to reveal sub-posts, meaning it’s your fault if it gets large, and you can reload if it screws up your layout. as for wasteof for android, you can just Not Look At The Post. that’s an option. sure, it’s a little bit annoying to scroll past, but you are using a third party client (even if it’s labelled official), that isn’t developed by jeffalo. it’s also probably on micah’s to-do list. additionally, like tumblr, reposting is the only way to add a comment to something while making show as an original post. jeffalo could do like tumblr did and change the post to show on the same layer as the original post, meaning it doesn’t fuck up the layout the further in the post gets. then, there could just be a view more button like the current implementation.

Feb 21, 2024, 8:40 PM
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yeah but it's all i see, the meta on this site is absolutely terrible and shouldn't exist

uh. i guess we have different feeds then, i mostly just see repost chains and occasionally personal posts but i just scroll past everything i dont want to see? sorry you feel like that

i do too but i feel like there’s a difference between unnecessary fighting that makes it difficult to use the app without coming out of it feeling sad, and fun that causes an app made by a community member that isn’t used by most of the app’s user base to slow down due to the personal choice of the developer (of course i’m not arguing with you about that (you don't seem like the kind of person who acts like some other people do), i’m highlighting the differences in our experiences that caused one of us to post bangers and the other to post really infrequently because of negative experiences)