hey guys from Twitter.
we are glad to see you here but please understand that the fact that fediverse is anti-viral, anti-hierarchy and anti-capitalist is the point of it
please also understand that CWs, alt text and other stuff here is not there to "silence you" — it is to allow users greater agency over their feeds for their mental benefit, and to support disabled people.
this network was built by marginalized people. who disliked Twitter for the same reasons you do.
don't bring it back.
@Tormid it's okay, I understand you. this toot is mostly targeted at those who protest against those important things even though they are a part of local informational ecosystem
by the way if you have any questions, you can ask other people or ask me, I can gladly help!
@SiegePerilous @Tormid fediverse in general are all the services and websites that are structured federally just like mastodon is. we have open-source federated analogs for YouTube, spotify, tumblr, and many many more services.
CWs are Content Warnings, you apply them to your posts to warn the reader that the contents might be uncomfortable, not safe for work or unappealing. though it can also be used as a headline to summarize what the post is about (1/2)
@SiegePerilous @Tormid alt text are image descriptions that you can apply to the images you attach to a post. they are designed to be helpful for users who have visual impairment or disabilities, so that their screenreaders can read out the descriptions even if they are blind.
if you have any other questions, ask other people or me, we at mastodon are eager to help!
@scotslass @tillianisafox @SiegePerilous @Tormid
I've had similar discussions when explaining to staff members at my #library about alt text and other features for improving #accessibility to our patrons. This page goes into the why's and how's quite nicely: https://www.perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired/
@SiegePerilous @Tormid insofar I haven't been active on other services other than mastodon yet, so if you're interested in learning more about them, I am not really the qualified person here, haha
but I have to say though that the open-source model provides transparency over how the services use your data since the code is public
@SiegePerilous don't worry, I was glad to help!
if you ever feel confused or have questions, just ask! people are very friendly and will try to help the newbies in need!
have an amazing day 💜
@SiegePerilous @tillianisafox @Tormid
I might have the knowledge to answer this, but I'm not entirely sure what your question is asking. Do you mean how Mastodon-likes interact other types of instances, like Peertube and Owncast, and you can use your account on one to interact with the others directly?
@SiegePerilous It hides this main text of the toot (post) behind a 'view more' button, and has a customisable message that gives users an idea what the content will be about. A bit like a subject header in an email or a newspaper headline.
A good CW will grab the attention of your intended audience whilst allowing the disinterested to skip over.
This in addition to being a useful way to warn users of content they don't have spoons for or which they find disturbing.
- Alt text: description of image for example for the visually impaired
- Fediverse: Collection of Mastodon, Peertube, Lemmy, Pixelfed, and other servers that interact together. Mastodon most likely being the largest part of the Fediverse usercount wise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse
- CW: Content warning, you can see the cw button when you post posts. Allows you to put text behind a warning.
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