Quinn 🌸🏳️‍⚧️Nov 27, 2022

Here's a Mastodon #etiquette thing I don't know the answer to:

I would like to keep my own feed free of un-CW content that I would CW myself. But right now if I read an interesting post that doesn't have a CW I feel that I can't boost it so I just don't share it.

What do others do in this situation?

Show threadRichard MarstonNov 27, 2022
@quinnmx I have noticed people putting a CW on replies, which I thought was odd because if someone has opened the first post then they probably intend to bypass a warning for that content. However, maybe the intention is to warn people that might see the reply first. I guess you could propagate the post by replying to it, and put a CW on your reply.
Show threadQuinn 🌸🏳️‍⚧️Nov 27, 2022
@rich That's a good idea! I forgot how pervasive replies are here!
Show threadRichard Marston
@quinnmx one thing I don't really understand here is the star button. I've seen posts with many reblogs and no likes/stars. Maybe it doesn't have a network effect like it does in Twitter so no-one uses it?
Nov 27, 2022 at 1:06pmWeb
Show threadQuinn 🌸🏳️‍⚧️Nov 27, 2022
@rich Yeah - I've seen posts reminding people that just because it doesn't influence an algorithm doesn't mean you shouldn't press it to show the poster you like their work! I think also you have to look on the post's server to see all the stars - on yours you only see the stars from your server. I think!