I know this is already on Mastodon team's radar, but I do want to stress how important this feature is.

[8124@mastodon.social]

@evan @stefan @elena Yeah, true enough, but then you are no longer talking about “reply controls” in the same sense which others are using the term when asking for this feature.

When they find out that replies are not controlled (after installing your software from a landing page emblazoned with “now supports reply controls”) they will get mad at you.

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@8124 @stefan @elena declaring an acceptance policy ahead of time is helpful, definitely. "Only followers", "Only mutuals", "Only mentioned people". It can't prevent replies, of course, but it helps compliant clients and servers know which replies won't be accepted.

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@8124 @stefan @elena Definitely put my contact information on that page. I'm happy to answer any questions.

This is definitely reply control; you control which replies are put into the official `replies` list.

[8124@mastodon.social]

@evan @stefan @elena “It can't prevent replies, of course”

This is literally my only point, so I’m glad we can agree on it.

[evan@cosocial.ca]

@8124 @stefan @elena good!

I think there are social pressures possible, such as blocking servers that don't respect advisory flags.