Stephen FryNov 14, 2022

I find myself in the same position I was in during the early days of the birdsite, wondering what to post. Don’t want to be political or polemical in these early days, but mustn’t be too bland either. Not going to show you the scones I baked, share my latte art or describe my sourdough starter. Nor should I plug my current productions just yet. Easy enough to know what we don’t want Mastodon to be …

… anyway, that’s my current thinking

Show threadBrian HawthorneNov 14, 2022
@stephenfry One of the great features of Mastodon is the “content warning” feature (which I like to think of as a context or category button). Want to post about politics, but unsure how followers here will react? Put it behind a “content warning” for “US Politics” (or UK or EU or whatever the topic is).
Show threadRDS (shawphd on Twitter)Nov 14, 2022
@stephenfry @Bhawthorne “CW: scones” 😄
Show threadBrian Hawthorne
@stephenfry @shawrd773 I have seen people use it for far less serious topics. And let’s be clear: scones are definitely controversial. I’m a traditionalist, and 95% of the baked goods sold as “scones” in the USA are entirely un-scone-like. True scones do not have raspberries and white chocolate and are not the texture of muffins.
Nov 14, 2022 at 10:25pmWeb
Show threadRDS (shawphd on Twitter)Nov 14, 2022
@stephenfry @Bhawthorne My spouse has similar opinions with regards to bagels.