slim_vimApr 23, 2023
Sigrid Ellis

I beg of you, just say Twitter. Don't say birdsite, or T******, or any other cute thing. Just say Twitter, so people can mute that word and not see your post.

Same with Musk. Or Trump. Or any other thing you think some of your audience doesn't want to see. Just say the word and let people mute that word. Please.

#Fediverse #Twitter #Etiquette

Apr 23, 2023 at 7:14pmWeb
Show threadAshley PorciunculaApr 23, 2023
@sigridellis Honestly, why don't people get this. 🤦‍♀️
Show threadGlyphApr 23, 2023
@AshleyMarineP @sigridellis Years and years of ingrained habits trying to evade awful namesearch reply guys. A lot of the folks who do this (myself included) are aware it's a bad habit but it's very long-standing and hard to break!
Show threadsnodaApr 23, 2023
@sigridellis yes x 10000000000000000
Show threadCitizencatApr 23, 2023
@sigridellis
People have been calling it birdsite for a long time.
@joelpomales
Show threadKarenApr 23, 2023
@sigridellis it's been called the birdsite here since my 1st account over 5 yrs ago
Show threadRichservo Apr 23, 2023
@sigridellis how do you filter out words?? If I could never see musk again that would be great.
Show threadChristine TApr 23, 2023
@richservo @sigridellis Under the Settings - if your app doesn't show a filter setting, log in via web browser instead to find it
Show threadMichael VilainApr 23, 2023
@sigridellis point taken. I used to not use Trump's name on Twitter so as not to increase his engagement on the platform. Not applicable here and thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Show threadIan ApplebaumApr 23, 2023
@sigridellis I never understood censoring it in the first place.
Show threadsteakfriteApr 23, 2023
@sigridellis Elon Musk
Melon Husk
Twitter
Birdsite
Hellsite
Dumpster fire
Billionaire
Smartest
Musc
Even with these words blocked some toots still go through 🤕
Show threadj robinson ☕️ &🍸Apr 23, 2023
@sigridellis
💯 x 💯
Show threadMark W. Gabby-Li 🐌Apr 24, 2023

@sigridellis
A good compromise is to use a CW with the code word and use the real words in the post?

That way, people who don't use filters but don't want to see these things can avoid opening them, and those who filter won't see anything.

Show threadBater KariApr 24, 2023

@sigridellis Twitter, Musk, and Trump.

I never had a Twitter account, considering the current situation I'm glad I never did.🤔

As for Musk and Trump, well, Musk and Trump are out there on humongous ego trips. I'm not fond of Musk and Trump. As far as having anything to say about Musk and Trump. I'm glad I never did have anything to say.

Twitter, Musk, and Trump. 🤔

Show threadJamieApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis right, this isn't Twitter or Facebook, where people can search for those words and mob you.
Show threadMatt BlazeApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis So much this. I don't understand what purpose people think these cutesy alternate names serve.
Show threadMatthieuApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis There was this forum I went to where it was seriously considered that referring to Trump as «  Drumpf » or «  Orange shitgibbon » or reminding oneself that in some Scottish slangs trump means fart or stuff like that, was the be-all and end-all of political activism. They were also madly in love with how they were superior to Republican voters who kept reacting well to ad-hominem campaign or saying «  Barack HUSSEIN Obama » as if it was good politics.
Show threadGarth KiddApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis here have an ANSI Z535 compliant hazard sign to tap
Show threadBeeCycling has movedApr 24, 2023

@sigridellis I understand why many who came from Twitter do it, because we learned to do it there to avoid people who search for those words to come and abuse anyone with an opinion they don't like. That can't really happen here, so it's safe to just use the name.

For those asking, you can find Filters in your account profile. You don't have to make a new filter per word, as each one can have multiple text strings.

Show threadedgeoforever 🍎Apr 24, 2023
@sigridellis I am with you except for tfg. There’s been a consensus to use the acronym for The Former Guy for the Orange one to starve his ego. So, you’ll have to mute tfg as well.
Show threadsnaprailsApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis Absolutely and that goes for the three letter word referring to a feline too 🙂
Show threadsnaprailsApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis Absolutely and that goes for the three letter word referring to a feline too 🙂
Show threadJohnWApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis Totally agree with this!!
Show threadBrosephine WiresApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis 100
Show threadswishApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis not to mention how stupid it reads when grown adults call a website 'the bad place'
Show threadKarl-Heinz ZimmerApr 24, 2023

@sigridellis

You're just so right.
THX for reminding us.

Show threadHalla RemptApr 24, 2023
@sigridellis Yes, please, please please.
Show threadEoin O'NeillApr 24, 2023

@sigridellis Fair point, it does let people choose the content they do or don't want to see.

I'll keep in mind when I post about Twitter.

Show threadThe Cadence CollectiveApr 25, 2023
@sigridellis on the other hand, if you know people use words like bird site, or sensor out the word twitter, you then know you can filter out those bits based on the words they use. people should not have to cater to your whims when posting on their own timelines, though I do see your point.