LillyLyle/Count MelancholiaStonekettle with his 250k followers claims he was told he was "unwelcome" on Mastodon.
Someone want to tell me why?
Is it because he has so many followers?
Colin Peters@LillyHerself I am not absolutely certain, since I wasn’t following him or the drama, but my impression was that he was told by some number of people to put content warnings on pictures of birds, which he wouldn’t do for whatever reason, resulting in people continuing to tell him to do it and him continuing not to, which got on his nerves until he left. I don’t know if anyone reported him or tried to get admins involved, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
@LillyHerself I don’t remember hearing anything about his large following or politics. (But keep in mind I mostly only saw his reactions when they got into my timeline, not what he was reacting to.)
@LillyHerself I don’t agree with his reaction, but I have to admit he’s not the only one who doesn’t feel M’don is especially welcoming. We have something of an image problem. https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard/110654616878971481
@colinpeters I haven't run into this, personally.
I am mostly worried that people start an account and are faced with that monstrosity "the advanced interface" as the default, and don't realise there is an alternative.
If Masto wants to survive, they better make the simpler, twitter-like UI the default instead of that gawd-awful thing with the columns. It might be fine on a huge monitor, but on my 13" laptop it was a disaster.
Irvine Welsh said y'day he found Masto user-unfriendly.
@LillyHerself Although I agree with Irvine on that, I hear a *lot* of people recommend the advanced interface. I hardly use the web interface at all so I’ve never even tried it. Still, most complaints I see on and off M’don are about “gentle suggestions” by other users to do various things, or posts being taken down for breaking rules the poster wasn’t aware of. I’ve only had a couple of comments like that, but even when I agree with the suggestion, it can be viscerally irritating.
@colinpeters I see your point.
It strikes me as being similar to discussions in local politics IRL, with regard to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, car-free streets etc, that there's always a disabled person who starts harping on about how they need their car or they can't get around.
It feels like they sabotage the proceedings for nothing. There will always be exceptions made for disabled people's vehicles, for emergency services etc.
It strikes me as being similar to discussions in local politics IRL, with regard to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, car-free streets etc, that there's always a disabled person who starts harping on about how they need their car or they can't get around.
It feels like they sabotage the proceedings for nothing. There will always be exceptions made for disabled people's vehicles, for emergency services etc.
heavyboots@colinpeters @LillyHerself IIRC Advanced View isn’t on by default? But also, I would recommend an app for macOS/iOS users because Mona is super slick in pretty much every aspect and available on both platforms. (I presume there is an Android equivalent too, but don’t know it offhand.)
Only thing I do dislike about Mona is I frequently managed to double-tap the top of the screen trying to juggle my phone which loses my place in the thread. Seems to be no way to disable it either.
Shirley Marsh@colinpeters honest question: why would a content warning be needed on a bird picture? I'm asking bc I notice SO MANY pics on this site with warnings and I don't understand why.
@Yesbiscuit I *think* it may have been suggested for autistic users, because of eye contact (rather than because of the bird). Some people are stressed by pictures with direct eye contact, even with animals, or so I’ve heard.
Paul Lalonde@colinpeters @Yesbiscuit some people are stressed by my reaction to the suggestion of stress from eye contact from a photograph. I certainly am.
@Flux @colinpeters Where does it end? If I put the question "Might this photo stress someone?" to myself before every post, I will stress myself out to the point I won't use social media anymore. Last night I posted a picture of some sheep interacting with a person. Maybe someone gets upset looking at sheep or looking at sheep interacting with a human or...???
@Yesbiscuit @colinpeters [Edit: removed discussion on CWs and inability to even know them all. Realized I'm precariously close to making a straw man argument, and it adds nothing. Be kind to one another.]
@Yesbiscuit @Flux Yes, it can seem like it’s a bit too much. My approach is to not stress myself out about content warnings, or if I forget them once in a while. I certainly wouldn’t scold anyone for not using one. But I do try to use them if I have heard that it might make someone’s day a little easier for some specific image or topic (and I give people the benefit of a doubt that they’re not just claiming to be bothered by random things for no reason).
@colinpeters
Strange. I never put CWs on anything, and have them switched off for my own viewing. Birds?!?!
I am, however, diligent with ALT texting my photographs, which I seldom bothered with on Twitter.
I block people who post porn, anime, or artwork/handicrafts of poor quality.
Haven't run into any racists or nazis on here, and so far only one follow from one of those creepy guys who only follows women.
I feel sad that so many writers are heading for BlueSky.
@LillyHerself I’m not happy that so many people are going to Bluesky either. I can see why people who want a less Nazi Twitter like it, though. The low population made up of mostly accounts that were pretty active on Twitter makes it very lively and it’s got a new car smell. Perfect for Twitter addicts who would otherwise probably go off to Instagram or Facebook or TikTok (or Meta™️ Threads™️) rather than M’don anyway.
@colinpeters Jack Dorsey is on Masto's board and he also endorsed RFK jr, who is a dangerous wingnut, as president. So I wonder how long it will be nazi-free.
@LillyHerself People are aware of this, and some worry about it, of course, but most people are good at rationalizing things in order to enjoy themselves. (I am also guilty of this.)