Kaito / Katie Sinclaire @KS@is.a.qute.dog

@zerojay nah, I'm self-hosted too. it just means I need to reconsider the people I follow and trust, really.

@zerojay because just like usual I feel that if I share anything at all, there will be *someone* who will disagree and react with explosive vitriol.

see also: what happened to Xkeeper today. (you'll have to look them up and talk elsewhere because they deleted their account due to what happened)

@KitRedgrave thank you <3

i don't even know how to put my feelings into words properly right now, just frustrated and shit watching this happen literally right next to me

@KitRedgrave hey, I normally give the hugs, but can I request one this time?

@xkeeper fucking sucks though, doesn't it?

let your guard down for a second, someone pounces with a barrel of vitriol

@xkeeper I mean I wouldn't personally delete since that would give a "success" sort of feeling to the exact people that don't need it in this case, but I have a kinda rebellious streak about me (maybe from @KitRedgrave )

ha. haha. hahahaha...

this is nothing but another fucking twitter.

i'm right back to being too scared to share my real feelings.

nothing has fucking changed.

@typhlosion all Pokémon instances need more sylveons

Sylv sylv~

@vahnj I am happy to have played a minor part in this

@Eidolon the reply icon is different if a post is part of a thread (like this one)

@Elizafox @vahnj fight fire with :fire

▁▏┏┓▕▁
╲╲╰╯╱╱ in
┃╲╲╱╱ this
┃┃╲╱ house
┗┛ we
may have made a critical mistake here

@KitRedgrave *hugs closely*

@typhlosion @vahnj uhmm... I'll just take a glass of milk, please.

@typhlosion *offers soft, ribbon-assisted hugs*

@Gargron That's really the main issue here; any given Mastodon instance has a UI that isn't consistent with itself in what is literally the biggest, most recognizable section to the end user. All I was trying to do was fix this up so that each instance would have one consistent design -- whether that be squares or circles, I don't care -- thus letting that instance's users design and work around it.

@Gargron I appreciate the apology, but I don't think you quite get why I'm upset; it's more based on content than simple rejection.

We can pretty easily agree that there are subjective aspects to design (round vs. square avatars), but maintaining a consistent design throughout the application isn't really subjective. Inconsistency is going to be treated as unprofessional to new users peering in, which negatively affects their chances of joining or staying.

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/3846#issuecomment-309822305

"I like the inconsistency and animations so go away, closed PR"

When there's something new users can point to in literally seconds that screams unprofessional, it's harder to convince them to stay. Just saying.

And using the fact that there are other apps as an excuse for letting your UI be inconsistent on purpose is just ... stupid.

Sorry, a little frustrated right now.