Mastodawn

myrmepropagandist Jul 1, 2023

I try to be a good person but it's easy to forget that not putting caps in multi-word hash tags makes them terrible for screen readers.

It's important like putting the captions on your images.

*however*

It would be helpful if the web app of mastodon could please stop suggesting I make bad choices? #mastodon #mastodonSuggestions

(by the way what do screen readers do with *things in stars* ? seems like it should speak them more slowly as if in bold...)

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Captain IMAX

@futurebird I think once someone on the server makes a hashtag without the capital letters it gets set in the suggestion whenever you try to use it again & if you make a new hashtag with capital letters that’s what’ll get suggested; you can’t changed already made hashtags it just for new hashtags for the server

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myrmepropagandist Jul 1, 2023

@sidd_harth0_5h4h

Hash tags should have a reporting and editing system built around them. To report/edit "bad" tags (I have not seen many here, but I did on twitter and you want to be ready for tag abuse)

But also some way curate them for people who choose to subscribe.

If you make enough posts under a tag that get boosted then you can flag posts that are spamming that tag. Something like that.

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Steve Davidian Jul 1, 2023

@futurebird @sidd_harth0_5h4h We have a way to flag and filter those, no? I haven't done it much as yet, but I'd like to see something like you're talking about. I'd have no problem putting them into my filters.