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.
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 @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).