Mr. Funk E. Dude 🫠Oct 19, 2024

This is your reminder...

There is no algorithm that brings posts to your timeline. The only posts you will see under your Home tab will be either people that you follow, or the boosts from people that you follow.

BOOSTING IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF MASTODON.

If you read something that is interesting, funny, thought provoking, news worthy, or beautiful, then BOOST IT.

Hitting "Favorite" lets the poster know that you liked it BUT IT DOESN'T LET ANYONE ELSE KNOW.

Keep Mastodon alive. BOOST.

Show threadEric LawtonOct 19, 2024

@Mrfunkedude

Corollary: provide alt-text for your images. Many people, me included, don't boost posts with no alt-text.

Occasionally I add alt-text in a reply, but it's not the same.

@meganL

Show threadenoch_exe_inc
@EricLawton @Mrfunkedude @meganL Meanwhile, I’ll happily provide #AltText to any un-alt-texted image I come across (provided I have the time to do so). Accessibility is just that important to me.
Oct 19, 2024 at 10:28pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadmatt wilkieOct 19, 2024

@enoch_exe_inc @EricLawton @Mrfunkedude @meganL ❤️ ^this^. I find Alt-ing images quite hard. It commonly takes me 2, 3 and more times as long to add alt-text to an image as it does to write my thoughts.

That said, I often quite like the result. There's room to add easter eggs and little treasures that don't fit in the main post, especially source urls. But, the level 2 difficulty does stop me from expressing myself sometimes.

Show threadJ. Steven York RESISTSOct 20, 2024
@maphew @enoch_exe_inc @EricLawton @Mrfunkedude @meganL
I try very hard to add alt-text to my images, but it is often harder than the original post, especially where some of my images are abstract or complex, and just as often, the result is "no images, too much trouble." The good intentions of "no forwarding" is good, but I think the results are often unintended and benefit nobody except to make the non-forwarder feel good.
Show threadnightooOct 20, 2024
@jstevenyork don't force yourself to add alt text to every post you make... this kinda depends on the content and your reach obviously, but e.g. if no one usually sees your posts except your few followers that you all know personally and do not include any blind people, then adding alt text is just a waste of time. If you find that 10 people boosted your post or sth you can always edit it to add alt text later.