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Aleen Dec 20, 2022

I have been genuinely baffled by the cries to put self-promotion behind a CW since I started using Mastodon in earnest this fall.

I know that everyone uses social media differently, but I want to know what people are working on. I want to know about new books or albums or apps or podcasts or whatever. I want to know who is looking for help via crowdfunding.

I care about the whole person, not a persona they're forced into by arbitrary rules.

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NeverAll Games

@aleen For everyone not following this conversation because they don't know what CW means, it is Content Warnings. Thanks @pokysharpy for actually spelling it out as I was clueless.

Yeah, this is dumb, as CW is for things that cause harm to others. Promoting whatever you are making is not harmful. If this is a problem, maybe there could be a self promotion flag that people could filter on, or, just block people you don't like.