malenaMay 3, 2023

Rad things about mastodon we take for granted

CW -these are amazing

Editing posts -hard to go back once you taste this

Alt text as the norm - (edit: you can be brief! edit it in later!)

Replies -option to delist them so we don’t clog the feed

Timeline curating -we have near infinite timeline options with filters, lists, local, federated, hashtags

Muting -we can choose a time period!

Character count -500 let’s you get an effing thought out

Ownership -we can own the damn thing ourselves

Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more sp

@seachanger Showing that I’m a total noob, what is CW?

Thank you for categorizing the advantages of mastodon. I’ve been trying to formulate such a list in my head.

May 3, 2023 at 1:56pmWeb
Show threadArchnemysisMay 3, 2023
@MattO Welcome! CW = Content Warning. It is a method for identifying the type of content in your post and then hiding the main content until a user chooses to expand and view the content. It can be used for almost anything, such as hiding violent or offensive content, spoilers from popular TV shows and movies, NSFW content, or even telling jokes. Many clients let you automatically expand content warnings or even automatically block posts containing certain content warnings.
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spMay 3, 2023
@Archnemysis Thank you for that thorough explanation. I think I’m gonna like it here.
Show threadmalenaMay 3, 2023
@MattO the content warnings that allow you to hide the post behind a heading! On the ivory app it shows as a triangle warning icon in the menu below your post as you type
Show threadMattO Oh there’s way more spMay 3, 2023
@seachanger Thanks. This seems like the place to be.