Mastodawn

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)6h ago

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you're yelling at a person on Fedi for not using #AltText, stop. Please.

Should you use alt-text? Yes!

Should you boost posts without alt-text? No!

Should you yell at companies and bots who don't use alt-text? Fuck yeah!

Should you try your best to make Fedi a more accessible, and safe place for everyone—including those who have trouble writing alt-text? Of course.

Should you mention @altbot or #Alt4Me *occasionally* so folx know they're both wonderful tools that can help make Fedi a more inclusive place? It would be impolite not to.

But—and let me make this clear—don't be a dick to folx who forget alt-text, or who have trouble writing it for whatever reason; it's not very punk of you.

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 6h ago

thank you

there are voices on the fediverse that speak with rank entitlement

they believe they can approach someone, treat them poorly, and get something out of them

no

you act nicely, you act kind, you say thank you

and you may change their behavior

you also may not

but if you treat someone poorly, you definitely won't change their behavior

some of you out there:

think about where this massive sense of entitlement you have comes from

and fix it

please and thank you

Alexa Devreux-Swift

I have only ever done this once, and even then I didn't yell. A Tooter asked for their toot to be boosted, however the image didn't have alt text and my reply was that I would love to boost the toot, however, without alt text I couldn't and then explained about screen readers etc.

The Tooter put alt text on and I boosted!

All the others who just post without alt text? Likes and replies only.

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 5h ago

@alexadeswift @alice @altbot

that's the way to do it! 💪 😤

Alexa Devreux-Swift 5h ago

I try my best, unfortunately autism sometimes can get in the way and make me act like an arsehole though! 😬😈

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 5h ago

@alexadeswift @alice @altbot

you have nothing to explain to me. i can be a major asshole 😂

Alexa Devreux-Swift 5h ago

Major Arsehole and Big Shit goes together like Peaches & Cream, and can be very cathartic when targeted with surgical precision!

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 5h ago

@alexadeswift @alice @altbot

the trick is knowing when to apply which

i've been guilty of delivering the vinegar when a little honey would be more effective, and vice versa

we learn to know which is better, but it's an art not a science

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)5h ago

@benroyce @alexadeswift ah Fedi, bringing unintentional assholes together since 2016 🥰

Alexa Devreux-Swift 5h ago

So so true 🤩

Pino Carafa 3h ago

@alexadeswift @alice @benroyce Arseholes of the world, unite!

Maybe I shouldn't have said that, it conjured up some *cough* "interesting" mental images.

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 2h ago

@rozeboosje @alexadeswift @alice

you can be kind, but not nice. you sort of have to be in this world

while being nice, but not kind, is just fakery

and someone who is both kind and nice: i fear for them in this world as it is

Alexa Devreux-Swift 2h ago

I am all in for Arseholes Of The World Unite ✊🏻 and shitting all over the racist fascist queerphobic bigots 😈

Sounds like an excellent way to make high quality manure and compost!

@rozeboosje @alice

Michael Gale 5h ago

@alice @benroyce @alexadeswift hm? I heard my name?

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 5h ago

@miclgael @alice @alexadeswift

FUCK YOU!

oh wait sorry

hi michael

(/s)

Michael Gale 4h ago

@benroyce @alice @alexadeswift

Did we just become best friends.mp4

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 4h ago

@miclgael @alice @alexadeswift

no best friends happens after we trade 4 barbed withering insults then smile in appreciation and pat each other on the back 😂

Michael Gale 4h ago

@benroyce @alice @alexadeswift

Yeah? Well - nice avatar and I love seeing your toots come up on my timeline 👋 🙊

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 4h ago

@miclgael @alice @alexadeswift

oh yeah well may your every meet with Malenia, Blade Of Miquella result in an easy win

Michael Gale 4h ago

@benroyce @alice @alexadeswift

They always do!

((as long as multiple high level players join in and do the bulk of the work))

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 4h ago

@miclgael @alice @alexadeswift

😂

or just one, Let Me Solo Her

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)4h ago

@benroyce I really want to slip in a "that's what she said" joke, but it hardly seems on point.

@miclgael @alexadeswift

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 3h ago

@alice @miclgael @alexadeswift

🤭

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)4h ago

@benroyce deep cut.

@miclgael @alexadeswift

@alexadeswift
I occasionally come across posts without any text that I would love to boost, and so I take this approach. Because it's true that I would love to boost it but I won't if there's no alt text.

I'm often not the only one. And sometimes there will be a commenter that maybe even made an attempt to supply the original poster with alt text. It's generally been quite effective (except in maybe two cases I'm aware of)

I'm only mean or degrading to people when they've explicitly asked for it (usually in a kink context).
@benroyce @alice @altbot

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES 5h ago

@h3mmy @alexadeswift @alice @altbot

i did not see the alt text scenario derived consensual roleplay coming, but i'm howling that it did

"and what is that? a picture of a snail? you know what the snail is doing, the dirty thing, dirty like you. beg to write it out. be specific! do you want to please me? show me your submission... no not like that i mean hit submit on the comment with the alt text"

🏴🏳‍⚧🏴‍☠2h ago

@alexadeswift @benroyce @alice @altbot

I got tired of bitching about this and copy/paste the image in a repost with alt text. images of just text without alt text still grind my gears though