{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/andstatus/andstatus/issues/266","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/andstatus/andstatus/issues/266/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/andstatus/andstatus/issues/266/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/andstatus/andstatus/issues/266/events","html_url":"https://github.com/andstatus/andstatus/issues/266","id":76944622,"number":266,"title":"Retweet/Reblog with comment","user":{"login":"yvolk","id":207716,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/207716?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk","html_url":"https://github.com/yvolk","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/yvolk/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/andstatus/andstatus/labels/New%20feature","name":"New feature","color":"009800"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-05-16T04:46:57Z","updated_at":"2015-05-16T04:46:57Z","closed_at":null,"body":"There was a discussion at Quitter.se on this: https://quitter.se/notice/3715247\r\nwhich left me with a feeling that that talking about the same subject different participants kept different usage scenarios / different things in mind.\r\nBefore anything can be done, we need to clarify meaning and implementation as it is visible to the User.\r\nHere are points, which need to be thought of together:\r\n1. Currently \"Reblog with comment\" may be done in two steps: \"Reblog\" + \"Reply\". This how usually Social networks work. Technically \"Retweet /Reblog\" API (communication protocol) doesn't allow addition of comments. So do we really need to automate this two-step process?\r\n2.  On the other hand, recently Twitter added separate \"Retweet with comment\" feature: http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/06/retweetception/  Is _that_ actually a combination of the above two steps or is this a new operation? \r\n3. Anyway, GNU Social doesn't support this as a \"single action\" meaning that these will be _two_ separate things in e.g. GNU Social Web interface: Reblog and Reply.\r\n4. Or do we really need \"Reply with Quote\"? @mcscx seems like shows us an example of a \"Re-Dent / Reblog\" in this thread. But when he writes: \r\n```\r\n@helioloureiro you could do \"Share\" > \"Andstatus\", then modify the original post \r\nRD @helioloureiro no such operation here\r\n```\r\nthe text after \"RD @helioloureiro\" (which should presumably mean \"Reblog of the below post by @helioloureiro\") is _not_ a complete copy of the original post: \r\n```\r\n@mcscx no such operation here :( https://quitter.se/attachment/950194\r\n```\r\nSo the above example is really a _Quote_ (of some part of the original post), not a \"repeat\".\r\n5. And finally, a question to the author of the first message in this discussion: It's interesting that having account at the site with 140 characters limit you are asking for the feature. I don't see much practical use of this as usually there is almost no space left for the \"comment\". Moreover, \"Reblog with comment of Reblog with comment\" will certainly be impossible with low character limits..."}}