BenHello #fediverse
Just landed #here and still figuring things out!
Darth Hideout 🏳️🌈
always tired@darth_hideout @bb2101 @FediTips
I'd suggest few to no hashtags in the middle of the text.
Hashtags for visibility best in a separate line at the end.
@project1enigma @bb2101 @FediTips
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Any single line of hashtags at the very end of a toot, with a blank line above, gets collapsed into a small, separate tag list.
I personally don't especially care about the especially collapsed display. Just that interspersed hashtags make things nearly unreadable for me sometimes.
Think normal text (white on black for me), with dark blue on black words interspersed (i.e. too low contrast).
AlsoPaisleyCat 🇨🇦@project1enigma
Putting hashtags in text is brutal for those who rely on screen readers. They prefer to have the option to avoid reading the hashtags at the bottom.
You might want to try a different browser UI or app option if you’re not finding the hashtags readable at the bottom. In my case, my instance offers additional UIs in a variety of themes, and the hashtags at the bottom are in bubbles.
Waffel@darth_hideout @project1enigma @bb2101 @FediTips Whether it's collapsed or not depends on your client, I guess. Anyway, I like the #hashtags inside the text. IMHO that's why they invented the "#" prefix for. Otherwise it would just be #tags. But the good thing: do as you like!
@waffelhard @darth_hideout @bb2101 @FediTips
If you care about readers/accessibility, you might still want to respect the point of doing none or nearly none in running text. Regardless of other preferences like aesthetics.
@project1enigma @waffelhard @bb2101 @FediTips
Agreed.
Some ppl will block you for not filling out your profile if you follow them. Others for too many tags in your post. Or not enough. Or using the wrong tags. Or.... 🤷
And have we mentioned alt text? Content warnings?
What makes me laugh is how many reply threads from real ppl there are to a simple, "Hello, World" post.
Welcome to the Fediverse! lol