Molly Cantrell-Kraig 🍷Dec 2, 2022

I can’t find the original toot that mentioned this, but here’s a reminder: please put all hashtags at the end instead of interspersing them in the body of your message. When alt readers process the sequence of “hashtag topic” it’s a mashup that creates a barrier to communication.

#alt_text #blindness #CamelCase #FediTips #Accessibility #readers #FediHelp #MastodonNewbieTips #NewbieHashTagger #HashtagTrick

Show threadMark SherrickDec 2, 2022
@mckra1g has anyone figured out the best link shortener for places like Mastodon? I realized now posting a bunch of music links, they are all way long and random.
Show threadLee FifeDec 2, 2022

@MarkSherrick @mckra1g
Doesnt Mastodon have its own link shortener? At least I've been told links only take up a fixed number of chars. And it's better to leave them in a human readable form rather than shortened gibberish.

Ah yes, 23 chars, don't use link shorteners:
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/client/guidelines/

Guidelines and best practices - Mastodon documentation

Things to keep in mind when implementing a Mastodon app.

Show threadMark SherrickDec 2, 2022
@colo_lee @mckra1g yes, long links only count as 23 characters in your toot but if the full link to a YouTube link or Spotify link actually shows, the gibberish has got to be annoying.
Show threadLee Fife
@MarkSherrick @mckra1g
I'd still rather know it's a youtube or spotify link than something like bit.ly ...
Dec 2, 2022 at 10:09pmWeb
Show threadMark SherrickDec 2, 2022
@colo_lee @mckra1g true. Those can hide all kinds of stuff. Good point.
Show threadLee FifeDec 2, 2022
@MarkSherrick @mckra1g
How does a screen reader read a long youtube link? I'd sure rather it said "youtube link" rather than "h t t p s colon slash slash y o u t u b e dot c o m slash bunchanumbers".
Do they?
Show threadMark SherrickDec 2, 2022
@colo_lee not a clue to be honest. That's part of my question as well.