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1. Catherine Morris (cmorris@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 02:56:02 JST Catherine Morris

   Dear Mastodonians:

   I can’t seem to find out whether there are ways to:
   • forbid #replies to one’s posts (or particular posts)?
   • #remove particular replies from one’s posts?

   Blocking or muting individuals doesn’t remove their unwanted or inaccurate replies. Currently the only remedy I’ve found is to delete my whole post.

   Thanks.

   • Fedi.Tips 🎄 (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 02:56:01 JST Fedi.Tips 🎄

     in reply to

     @cmorris

     You can't forbid replies, though this is a very popular requested feature. (People comfortable with using github can vote for it by giving a thumbs up at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8565)

     You can mute and block people, but to remove the reply itself you may need to ask for help from your server admin. However, they will generally only intervene if the reply is breaking the server's rules.

   • Fedi.Tips 🎄 (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:17:12 JST Fedi.Tips 🎄

     in reply to

     @cmorris

     Another option is to use followers-only visibility for a post, which means only your followers can reply but also means only followers will see the post.

   • Catherine Morris (cmorris@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:17:13 JST Catherine Morris

     in reply to

     • Fedi.Tips 🎄

     @feditips thanks.

   • Fedi.Tips 🎄 (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:18:57 JST Fedi.Tips 🎄

     in reply to

     @cmorris

     Sorry to hear that. Hopefully this kind of option will be available on in the future.

   • Catherine Morris (cmorris@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:18:58 JST Catherine Morris

     in reply to

     • Fedi.Tips 🎄

     @feditips. Thanks. Alas, this gap may well become a dealbreaker for me.

   • Fedi.Tips 🎄 (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:21:33 JST Fedi.Tips 🎄

     in reply to

     • John Shirley

     @johnshirley2024 @cmorris

     If it is abused, that could be grounds for blocking an account?

   • John Shirley (johnshirley2024@wandering.shop)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:21:34 JST John Shirley

     in reply to

     • Fedi.Tips 🎄

     @feditips @cmorris hopefully it won't be available. it would be abused. not by the likes of Catherine I'm sure but others.

   • Fedi.Tips 🎄 (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:30:52 JST Fedi.Tips 🎄

     in reply to

     • John Shirley

     @johnshirley2024 @cmorris

     Fedi admin.

   • John Shirley (johnshirley2024@wandering.shop)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 03:30:53 JST John Shirley

     in reply to

     • Fedi.Tips 🎄

     @feditips @cmorris yes but do you mean fedi admin blocking it or individuals? if it's individuals it wouldn't be that effective overall.

   • Fedi.Tips 🎄 (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 04:20:02 JST Fedi.Tips 🎄

     in reply to

     @cmorris

     As far as I know, the quote function would be opt-in, so only people who actively ask for their posts to be quoted would be quotable.

   • Catherine Morris (cmorris@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 04:20:03 JST Catherine Morris

     in reply to

     • Fedi.Tips 🎄

     @feditips. Thanks for all you are doing. I hope “MAS-37 Restrict who can reply to a post” can be given more priority as a safety issue (possibly gender-related, but I have no proof). I’m starting to see the merits of precluding quote tweets. I see the latter is in the works, but I hope users will be able to preclude quote tweets. On balance, I’ve enjoyed my experience on Mastodon, however its increasing popularity means increasing gender-based risks & risks for racialized persons.