We're a few days into the current wave of #TwitterMigration, and we're all excited for all the #NewHere folks to have joined.
But please be mindful you are joining a social network that was not a barren, desolate desert before. It was a blooming, cozy garden.
It's not just about finding your old connections from 
, it's also about making new valuable connections with folks on here, who might have moved years ago, or who might have never had an account on hellbird.
It's also important to recognize that like any large change to a social space, and like other such migrations before, this is making many of us old-timers here somewhat anxious.
Plenty of fedi people had quit to find respite from the toxicity. So, a social contract of sorts emerged here.
It includes things that might be unfamiliar to the new arrivals — like broad use of Content Warnings ("CW" under the edit box) and expectation that images have alt text for the visually impaired.
But even though they might seem unfamiliar or perhaps a bit peculiar, these social norms are important. They helped make the Fediverse the cozy, blooming garden in the first place.
I think, and I hope you agree, that it's worth keeping it that way.
So please, don't take it the bad way when someone asks you to put a CW on something, or add an alt-text to an image. These are small asks. And with the post (hah!) edit function you can even fix it afterwards.
Let's be excellent to each other. 💜
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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