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Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:10:52 +0200 zuletzt bearbeitet: Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:35:37 +0200

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

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Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:25:11 +0200

FeralRobots

FeralRobots@mastodon.social

@jupiter_rowland I don't think "CW: Long" is complete nonsense, but I also don't see the point of it for most platforms, which will display a truncated version with option to expand.

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:03:17 +0200

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@FeralRobots It might have originated through simpler Mastodon apps that can't fold longer posts because the dev only knew Mastodon and couldn't imagine that "toots" over 500 characters are even possible.

But it's there.

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:32:52 +0200

Brett Stevens

prozak@diasp.org

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:01:26 +0200

Cheryl Furse

CherylFurse@opensimsocial.com

@jupiter_rowland

some just show the first line and when there is just content warning you don't know what is written or what it is about. I have this on my other mastodon account.

So it is nonsense just practically.

On the other side if you write 10 000 characters then it will be cut anyway after 500 for the most.

So wouldn't make difference. If it is content that has interest it will be read. If it is not of interest and boring they scroll anyway further.

I would say it is as always in social media. Try to write like a journalist and put the most important in the first thrid with the message you want to transport. If it is interesting enough the second part with details will be read and it will be read to the end where you write what other you have to offer.

Very simple way like in every newspaper.

.If you don't have to say anything then you write meme and aphorism. lol
If you have to say something then novels will be read.

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:35:15 +0200

Cheryl Furse

CherylFurse@opensimsocial.com

@jupiter_rowland

here a screenshot how your post looks on another account. Just first line to see. Impossible to know that you made a polling post

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:55:57 +0200

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Cheryl Furse

On the other side if you write 10 000 characters then it will be cut anyway after 500 for the most.

This isn't true.

I regularly write posts with thousands of characters. They always show up on Mastodon at their full length. People actually complain about my way-over-500-characters posts.

Mastodon cuts alt-text. But it does not cut posts.

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:29:52 +0200

Cheryl Furse

CherylFurse@opensimsocial.com

@jupiter_rowland

will be dependent how the mastodon server is configured.

First when you see the post I see your posts on all mastodon accounts cut. Have to click on it to see full posting.

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 22:23:44 +0200

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Cheryl Furse But you can still expand it to its full length. It is not cut permanently. Mastodon doesn't do that.

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 22:53:25 +0200

Brett Stevens

prozak@diasp.org

Your Mastodon instance will stop you from entering a longer post by flagging it with a red number that indicates how far over the limit you are. Other servers like Pleroma allow longer posts.

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:44:39 +0200

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Vijay Prozak Yes, but when I write a post with 10,000 characters for Hubzilla, then Hubzilla will let me post all 10,000 characters, and Mastodon will take over all 10,000 characters. Most frontends will fold them so that there's no 10,000-characters wall of text on people's timelines. Mastodon does not permanently cut 9,500 characters off.

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:54:03 +0200

Cheryl Furse

CherylFurse@opensimsocial.com

@jupiter_rowland

sure, that's what I said. Otherwise I couldn't read your posts.

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:22:43 +0200

Cheryl Furse

CherylFurse@opensimsocial.com

@jupiter_rowland

This is what I see on my other mastodon account of your post

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:44:52 +0200

Brett Stevens

prozak@diasp.org

Correct. A really good instance like berserker.town will let you post significantly more.