CHECK PINNED IF YOU FOLLOW MENov 9, 2022

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.

Show threadNorman KebellNov 10, 2022
@tillianisafox Hi, there's a lot there that assumes knowledge. For example not sure about fediverse, CWs,alt text. Just getting to grips with Mastodon.
Show threadCHECK PINNED IF YOU FOLLOW MENov 10, 2022

@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!

Show threadSiegePerilousNov 10, 2022
@tillianisafox @Tormid Me too...having difficulty grasping the acronyms and tech speak. What is CWs and alt text pls? Assume fediverse is the combination of Mastodon servers?
Show threadJonathan D. Abolins
@tillianisafox @SiegePerilous @Tormid Also, some use CW to indicate that the toot has a narrow interest audience, especially regarding politics. Might indicate US politics or what-have-you.
Nov 10, 2022 at 1:44pmWeb
Show threadSiegePerilousNov 10, 2022
Thanks. That'll take some calibration as some may find the content narrow but others not. Many enjoy political debates but others not so. Drone tech may be narrow but new tech can be interesting🤔 @JonAbolins @tillianisafox @Tormid
Show threadJonathan D. AbolinsNov 10, 2022
@SiegePerilous @tillianisafox @Tormid Thanks, Serge. The suggestion I received re drone tech was not the tech itself but the tooted article talked the tech in the Russian war in Ukraine. Now, it could be one’s person’s views & not a norm. Still I am recalibrating.
Show threadSiegePerilousNov 10, 2022
Well that's also a good point @JonAbolins..how to interpret precisely what it is about the toot that another person feels makes it CW🤔 @tillianisafox @Tormid