Think of it this way. A content warning label serves two purposes. It protects people who don’t want their feed cluttered or upsetting and a service as a little preview of something exciting that might be hidden behind the curtain. Kind of like the quote tweet did
Also keep in mind that out of courtesy many will not boost any political tweet that doesn’t have a warning. So actually, respecting others will help get your message across and create the kind of community we want.
@jentaub @Stmorecowbell
I also think that the background toxicity of the corporate social media apps have given a different meaning to "content warning" than what the norms are here.
I find the *use* of CWs here to be more consistent with content *wrappers*, not necessarily *warnings*.
People wrap content for many reasons - to avoid screen clutter, consideration for other users, avoid drama/attention, hide NSFW, etc.
That changed my perspective, though YMMV.
@ElleFormidable @buddhabound @jentaub @Stmorecowbell
But it's a metadata label that's not searchable in any way, correct?
@ElleFormidable @buddhabound @jentaub @Stmorecowbell
I tried to do some research on that yesterday, and I found that hashtags in the visible part of the CW were not searchable, but they are in the hidden part.
@mara @ElleFormidable @jentaub @Stmorecowbell
Seems like a great way to have a conversation without attracting a ton of unwanted attention ;)
@ElleFormidable @buddhabound @jentaub @Stmorecowbell
I saw that, too; yes, very unclear.
But it's pretty easy to test. I made a post with a hashtag in the visible part, and found it didn't get searched. Then made a post with a hashtag in the hidden part, and found it did get searched.
(I also found the best way to search hashtags was not with the search box, but just using an URL in my browser that ended with /tags/desiredhashtag)
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