Heather Newby
I am a new person with a small knowledge of the workings of the site. Please can someone tell me where I can find out what this symbol means - and CW? Don’t know what that is either. Everything else I’ve pretty much fathomed
Nov 15, 2022 at 10:42amWeb
Show threadnot a martian, honestNov 15, 2022

@HedgeNewby the symbol is for bookmarks. this is for posts you want to keep, e.g. because you are interested in them or want to read them later

CWs are Content Warnings. This can be used to limit visibility to things that some people might not want to see. e.g. nsfw/porn, but I have also seen it used for things which are not interesting to the general public but only to an specific audience (e.g. stuff about ttrpgs, or about Twitter), or sometimes as jokes.

Show threadLizHanson 💚🌱💙Nov 15, 2022
@kyonshi @HedgeNewby
Thank you both! I wanted to know what that symbol was but didn't dare ask!
Show threadHeather NewbyNov 15, 2022

@lizhanson one thing I’ve learnt is never be afraid to ask. The worst anyone can do is be rude in which case you treat them appropriately with disdain I.e. block them or they can block you. The best thing is we all learn something ( even if it’s trivial)

Have a follow

Show threadAndy StubbingsNov 15, 2022
@HedgeNewby CW means content warning. It’s common practice to summarise your toot so that readers can decide whether to see more