@mngrif Why what happened? I havent heard of anyone defederating from us in quite a while.

@freemo @mngrif your "follow without actually following" feature has caused a wave of cancellation within the mastodoners

@tuxcrafting It's an amazing feature though xD once I get basic issues worked out I want to implement it on here @freemo @mngrif

@Coomer @tuxcrafting @mngrif

Its a common sense feature IMO, its also nothing new as people can also follow you through RSS feeds.

@freemo
Some additional info from a thread discussing this feature. Screencap below.

@Coomer @tuxcrafting @mngrif

from : https://www.librepunk.club/@wgahnagl/103762948806251484

@design_RG

The irony is i didnt even write this feature from scratch. It was adapted from a japanese instance, and was contributed by an official mastodon developer (though didnt make it into the official mastodon instance).

@Coomer @tuxcrafting @mngrif

@freemo
That comment from the liberpunk.club guy is a good explanation of the backlash.

Pretty silly reaction as the posts which could be seen are of course "Public" as set by their original posters.

But reaction will exist. PrincessKitty who I had some interaction with in a previous "Ban them" thread even mentioned the nerve of Qoto people responding in her thread, at that time. 😜

@Coomer @tuxcrafting @mngrif