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Why is it called "boosting" and not "retooting"?

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@deathpigeon Why is it called Mastodon and not Tooter?

@LinuxSocist @Kunoichi Masotooter would make it sound like we're masochists, which I like.

@futuretro @Gargron It was a bad decision. Retoot is just plain better.

@deathpigeon Maybe because of copyright problem, dunno but quite funny tho.

@CircusAfro Tumblr has reblog just fine, so I doubt there's a copyright problem.

@deathpigeon Possibly for the same reason this is called Mastodon and not 'Tooter'. 😉

@Swaino Mastodons were animals which presumably tooted, so it is called tooter, in a way. Also, tooter sounds like Hooters.