OK, let me try something.

Hello @Gargron@mastodon.social! It’s the first time I’m addressing you, so let me first of all say a big THANK YOU for your contribution to the #Fediverse! The reason I’m writing this is that I saw that @mastodon recently announced quote posts - I think that’s a great decision! As you probably know, #Misskey and #Calckey already have an implementation for quotes, where the quote appears under the original post (like a comment, but flagged as a quote), and where the original poster is notified when quoted.

I don’t know how you intend to implement this feature in Mastodon, but since our users interact with each other, I thought it would be a good idea to suggest some direct communication with @syuilo@misskey.io (who originally implemented this in #Misskey) and @kainoa (our lead dev at #calkey), to make sure our implementations will be compatible. Even if there are concerns and things that you’d prefer to be done differently, I think that they should be discussed, and #Misskey and #Calckey should consider adjusting their implementations, so that they interoperate seamlessly with yours. The idea is, let’s see if it’s possible to find a common way to do this, so that users have a smoother, safer and more consistent experience, on such a sensitive issue!

I think that the widest possible interoperability in the #Fediverse is to everyone’s benefit, and it gives a better experience for every #fedizen, no matter what platform they’re on. Let’s try to work closer together on common features or problems and find common solutions - we’ve got this. ​​
Posting this publicly because I think that more cooperation between fedi platforms is something many people in here would love to see – myself included! Hoping this is received positively and in good faith. United fedi is best fedi =) ​​

My mentality for #Calckey's relationship with other platforms is this:

Our "enemies" are the big, centralized, mainstream social. Corporations that do not respect your data and only care about making a profit from your communication. They will take everything you do, analyze it, sell it, push personalized ads to you. To them you are not even a "customer"; you are a product. Screw these guys.

Our "competitors" are other decentralized services, like BlueSky and Nostr. Parts of what they do can be interesting, although I'm not always convinced about the intentions of companies pushing them. I think we've got a great thing going on here on ActivityPub, and I'm not sure why we need to reinvent the wheel.

And, lastly, other #Fediverse platforms on #ActivityPub are the people we live together, our flatmates, our neighbours. The relationship among different platforms can make or break the experience in this place. Every platform can contribute things to make the experience here more pleasant - and it's open source, so we can all benefit from what others are doing with AP! The #Fediverse can thrive if we focus on interoperability and working together. "Platform wars" are only interesting to a few; most people are here to connect, to communicate, to discuss, to stay informed - and to have fun!

Let's make this a fun and pleasant place for all #Fedizens. The best is yet to come!