Mimsy BorogroveOct 6
Matt Blaze

Apparently theres a new wave of people joining mastodon, and with them a new wave of self-appointed cops "welcoming" them with long lists of mostly fictitious "rules" they need to follow.

This is a social media platform, with many different ways to use it. It's fine. Mostly, just try to be decent to other people, just like you should try to be everywhere else.

Oct 6 at 8:25pmWeb
Show threadMatt BlazeOct 6
Apologies if I failed to include appropriate hashtags in the previous post.
Show threadTassomanOct 6
My hashtag for that is #fedisplaining
Show threadCadmus 🌲Oct 6
@mattblaze You, sir, may be the king of snark lol
Show threadMichael WeissOct 6
@mattblaze you forgot the alt image description πŸ˜›
Show threadMatt BlazeOct 6
@mweiss "You forgot to include an image so I could check whether it included alt-text".
Show threadMozOct 6
@mattblaze @mweiss and a measurement so we could mock you for using "stupid metric units that no-one understands", and ideally some weird local spelling ditto. Spell zirconum out loud for me ;)
Show threadPeter BrownOct 6
@moz @mattblaze @mweiss you surely mean stupid imperial units which the only country in the world still to use is the USA?
Show threadMatt BlazeOct 6
@peterbrown @moz @mweiss Obligatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk
Washington's Dream - SNL

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Show threadPeter BrownOct 6
@mattblaze @moz @mweiss πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Show threadChris πŸŒ³πŸ›ΈOct 6
@mattblaze @peterbrown @moz @mweiss that's a good one πŸ˜‚
Show threadMozOct 6
@peterbrown @mattblaze @mweiss No, no, the USA *and* Myanmar. Two unbelievable examples of government and educational systems.
Show threadPeter BrownOct 6
@moz @mattblaze @mweiss I stand correctedοΏΌπŸ˜„
Show threadMark HarrisOct 7
@peterbrown @moz @mattblaze @mweiss Sit corrected. It's more comfortable.
Show threadlp0 on fire Oct 7
@peterbrown @moz @mattblaze @mweiss, if they use Imperial units, perhaps you can explain why their β€˜pint’ isn't 20 fl.oz.
Show threadMichael WeissOct 7
@lp0_on_fire @peterbrown @moz @mattblaze or why the UK fluid ounce isn't the same as the US fluid ounce.
Show threadEd VenatorOct 7
@mweiss @lp0_on_fire @peterbrown @moz @mattblaze I actually just learned this one. The US fluid ounce is based on the wine gallon. The British imperial gallon (and the units derived from it) wasn't defined until after US independence.
Show threadPeter BrownOct 7
@fourpenguins @mweiss @lp0_on_fire @moz @mattblaze Scotland had her own measures as well which after union with England gradually fell out of use. The Scots mile is remarkably close to the nautical mile.
Show threadDustin D. WindOct 6
@mattblaze @mweiss Could this lead to the Holy Grail, an ouroboros of "reminding" everyone to post an alt-image to explain the text of their post? And of course that alt-image requires alt-text, which requires…
Show threadHelge WilkerOct 6

@mattblaze I note that you also failed to add alt text.

(Edit: I hoped it was clear that this was meant in jest. I should have added an appropriate hashtag.)

Show threadSpeed demon πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈOct 7
@mattblaze
This ⬆️ is what being here does to you. πŸ™‚ . Take your own advice, live a little, don't mind the hashtags just this once. Though if I could think of a good hashtag, your excellent advice might reach more of the people who need it.
[edit: grammar]
Show threadel Celio πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Oct 6
@mattblaze
the only rule is: follow people, the timeline won't fill by itself. πŸ˜…
Show threadDavid ZaslavskyOct 6
@elCelio @mattblaze TBH if someone wanted the true anti-social media experience, not following anyone would be fine... a lot of us might even be a bit jealous πŸ˜‚
Show threadKeithOct 7

@elCelio @mattblaze
Or follow #hashtags, it is somewhat easier to curate one's "timeline" this way.

Bah, not finding inspiration for anything witty to add to the thread right now.
Wit is so Versailles anyway, so probably not appropriate. How would you even measure my wit?

Show threadel Celio πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Oct 7
@keith @mattblaze
I don't know... I find hashtags too inflated. πŸ€”
Show threadKeithOct 7
@elCelio
Maybe lower the font size then?
Show threadel Celio πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Oct 7
@keith
wait. what? πŸ˜‚
Show threadTim Schlotfeldt βš“πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆOct 6
@Matt Blaze Oh, I'm sorry about that. That hurts me particularly because I'm such a big fan of the #Fediverse.
The Hubzilla @ tschlotfeldt.de

Show threadGreg BellOct 6
@mattblaze "Welcome to mastodon, you're using it wrong, also it's called the fediverse you absolute noob."
Show threadgrouchoxOct 6

@ferrix @mattblaze never got that back when. Never seen it simce.

Worst I saw on here was "why aren't any of you more outraged at X?"

Show threadGreg BellOct 6
@grouchox @mattblaze oh my, sorry about the oversight; I apologize on behalf of the fediverse inductee scolding committee
Show threadChuck MillerOct 6
@mattblaze I'm of the belief that all these BlueSky refugees who think they can come to Mastodon and "change the narrative" need to bring us all cookies and candy bars before we let them in. I'll take chocolate chip, but macadamia nut cookies are fine, too. #fedsplaining #gatekeeping #nomnomnom
Show threadRalfMaximusOct 6

@chuckthewriter @mattblaze

What happened at bluesky to send people packing?

Show threadChuck MillerOct 6
@ralfmaximus @mattblaze IMHO, I think they've discovered that a social media platform that's owned by one person can be compromised a la Twitter. But that's just me thinking out loud. Which I can do on Mastodon without having to look over my shoulder.
Show threadMollyOct 6
@chuckthewriter @ralfmaximus @mattblaze nope its because they perma-banned a really important bluesky elder who was absolutely fundamental in establishing accessibility early on, primarily through encouraging alt text as a cultural norm. The mods have been shit forever, but they crossed a huge fucking line today.
Show threadMollyOct 6
@chuckthewriter @ralfmaximus @mattblaze hahaha whoops by β€œno” i meant β€œyes”.
Show threadNorman WilsonOct 7
@epinymph @chuckthewriter @ralfmaximus @mattblaze
You say yes
I say no
You say why
I say I don't know
Show threadDame_Oct 7
@epinymph which elder was it?
Show threadMr. GMOct 6

@ralfmaximus @chuckthewriter @mattblaze The short version is that some transphobe loser joined the site and was correctly banned for his actions. Shortly after, Bluesky changed the Terms of Service and re-enabled his account.

Users pushed at the CEO for this move for a few months, then a few days ago she lashed out with several childish posts. Following that, Bluesky started deleting posts critical of her actions.

Show threadChuck MillerOct 6
@mrgm @ralfmaximus @mattblaze yeah, I have no use in my life for transphobia or terfs. Let them poison some other social media platform, they're not getting on my timeline here on Mastodon.
Show threadPaul McO'Smith IIIOct 6
@chuckthewriter "BlueSky Refugees"...
Show threadnoplasticshowerOct 6
@mattblaze block the scolds. Retoot the metas...
Show threadgkrnoursOct 6
@mattblaze it's best if they put alt text on their pictures but beside that πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ
Show threadMatt BlazeOct 6
@gkrnours No more (or less) so here than anywhere else. Alt text is a general web feature, not a mastodon-specific feature.
Show threadFlaky but on WafrnOct 7
The weird thing with alt-text for me is I saw encouraged just as much on Bluesky as fedi does (though IDK if it was any more or less "scoldy" as people say Mastodon was). Of all my problems with Mastodon and fedi in general, that and CWs weren't one of them at all…
Show threadjwzOct 6
@mattblaze I will definitely bring up these rules at the next Mastodon HOA meeting.
Show threadsayrerOct 6
@jwz @mattblaze there is even an X-Files HOA episode.
Show threadtrusty falxter 🧠Oct 6
@mattblaze The fediverse is not only mastodon. *scnr*
Show threadJens NoritzschOct 6
CC @Sascha @ulrichkelber πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ
Show threadAI6YR BenOct 6

@mattblaze

1. Do not post black and white photos
2. Make sure to put all of your Fediverse posts in a Faraday bag.

πŸ€ͺ

Show threadJoe BayesOct 6
@ai6yr @mattblaze To be safe, I only post black *or* white photos.
Show threadMatt BlazeOct 6
@jbayes @ai6yr I take care to represent all colors equally in every pixel.
Show threadMudlark Oct 7
@mattblaze @jbayes @ai6yr what does this mean?
Show threadKeithOct 7
@Mudlark @mattblaze @jbayes @ai6yr
It means #WhitePicturesMatter
Show threadMudlark Oct 7
@mattblaze @jbayes @ai6yr matt this is some low key racist shit to say
Show threadMatt BlazeOct 7
@Mudlark @jbayes @ai6yr Bye.
Show threadJimTheWhyGuy βŒπŸ‘‘Oct 6

@mattblaze The only rules I've ever really seen necessary out here are basically "be kind and welcoming to the stranger."

And sorry, but try as I might, I cannot label every one of these images with alt text. πŸ€ͺ

Show threadMatt BlazeOct 6
@jimthewhyguy We need recursively enumerable alt text
Show threadSci Fi Brickyards πŸš€Oct 6
@mattblaze
OK which social media site cocked up/went a bit nazi this time?
Show threadP StewartOct 7
@AndorianSoup @mattblaze It's Bluesky's turn this week, I think.