Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)Apr 25, 2023

What would happen if the richest 10% reduced their CO2 emissions to the EU average (which BTW is a nice standard of living).

Answer, there would be a 35% decrease in global CO2 emissions.

So, all would be fixed, if we could limit the excesses of the top 10%.

Show threadRab Bruce’s SpiderApr 25, 2023

@MarkHoltom Hi. You’ve made an excellent point, but I don’t feel able to boost the post because you haven’t added an image description to the photo attached to the Toot.

There are a lot of visually impaired people on Mastodon, & adding descriptions is encouraged in order to make the place more inclusive than other social media platforms. It would be a great help if you could help maintain this culture by explaining what the photo shows. Thanks.

Show threadMark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)

@RabBrucesSpider1

firstly, I add text to EVERY post I can

Next, the graphic is too complicated to explain easily - however, the text of the toot explains it perfectly, so IMHO the point is explained and made.

Apr 25, 2023 at 12:40pmWeb
Show threadBetsy. (a muffin).Apr 25, 2023

@MarkHoltom @RabBrucesSpider1 That makes sense, BUT a visually impaired user wouldn’t know that, so they still might wonder what they’re missing. Something like “graph illustrating point made in post text” might be helpful for such a person.

Anyway, I know we don’t know each other, and I hope this hasn’t been too irritating. Have a good day!

Show threadRab Bruce’s SpiderApr 25, 2023
@betsythemuffin @MarkHoltom Yes, that’s exactly the problem. Without some sort of explanation, screen reader users have no idea what is in the photo. Even a short explanation would be a massive help, and posts would reach more people as many users, like me, won’t boost a post if the image is not described. It’s unfair on our viusally impaired followers to do so.
Show threadKevin LeecasterApr 26, 2023

@RabBrucesSpider1 @betsythemuffin @MarkHoltom
I am glad that Kingbeard added an #ALTtext description after it was brought to their attention.

I boosted it despite the false statement in it that "all would be fixed, if we could limit the excesses of the top 10%" because it still well illustrates how unequal carbon emissions are between low- and high-income people are.

Show threadRab Bruce’s SpiderApr 25, 2023
@betsythemuffin @MarkHoltom I do apologise if my remarks came across as too aggressive. That wasn’t my intention, but if people aren’t informed about the importance of Alt Text Image Descriptions, they’ll keep posting inaccessible information. I do hope you’ll adopt the habit. Many thanks.
Show threadMark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)Apr 26, 2023

@RabBrucesSpider1 @betsythemuffin

No problem.

I have updated hte post anyway.

Show threadVolineOct 1, 2023
@MarkHoltom
Thank you. Sometimes the only question an alt text need address is “What am I missing, here?”