Matilda LoveMar 7
reminder that blind people never suggest using altbot
Show threadMatilda LoveMar 7

in fact, of the multiple blind folks i have seen discussing auto-generated alt text, all have negative opinions on the matter

update: i have now heard from one blind person (in this thread) not negative on the matter, though only in a "better than nothing" kind of way

Show threadEmpathicQubitMar 7
@matildalove altbot is a mediocre solution for a world where no one cares very much, including you
Show threadMatilda LoveMar 7
@empathicqubit may i ask what brought this observation about re: me
Show threadEmpathicQubitMar 7
@matildalove you yelled at my bot but when I asked you for help you ignored it.
Show threadMatilda LoveMar 7
@empathicqubit that's because i don't want to help your bot. i want to do what blind folks ask me to do, which is write alt text personally
Show threadEmpathicQubitMar 7
@matildalove Do you have any advice for me, because I shut it off because of you
Show threadMatilda LoveMar 7

@empathicqubit my advice would be to embrace the human writing of alt text

also, i should apologize -- i have a bad temper sometimes, and yelling at you (via the bot) was unkind. i'm sorry.

Show threadEmpathicQubit
@matildalove I have rewritten the alt text handling on the bot like three times because no one is ever happy with it, whether it's just a list of tags or generated with altbot
Mar 7 at 3:17amWeb