A modest proposal for quoting (once known as “retweeting”) users on App.net given the greater character limit that is afforded by the system.
Original
george: These pretzels are making me thirsty!
Quote
jerry: “These pretzels are making me thirsty!”—@george
Re-quote
kramer: “These pretzels are making me thirsty!”—@george
Re-quote if you just have to add the person you heard it from because it would hurt their feelings if you quoted it and didn’t give them some small amount of credit for having exposed you to it
kramer: “These pretzels are making me thirsty!”—@george (via @jerry)
EVERYBODY GET ON THE DAMN RE-QUOTE WAGON
newman: “These pretzels are making me thirsty!”—@george (via @jerry @kramer @elaine @soupnazi)
