new folks:
please remember to make heavy use of CWs
they are there because they are useful to reduce harm for folks
instead of being forced to read a post in order to determine if they want to interact with its contents or not (which is not a choice), you can know what the post is about and choose whether it's worth engaging that or not
also, some folks don't like the use of the CW system for jokes
I think it's okay, personally, as long as it's obvious that it's a buildup to a joke
@vahnj depends on the way they're done
if I put up a cw and it's not 120% obvious it's a joke, leaving it a bit ambiguous, I'd want to phrase it in such a way so that if someone is unsure, they're free to skip over it, because that's what I'd do
"jokes" that trick people into clicking [show more] to show something shocking, or those that don't but build up to enable this behavior, yeah don't do that
@vahnj Are there any thoughts about how to craft the contents of the CW itself so as not to cause the very harm the CW is intended to avoid?
For example, if the post discusses some traumatic experience or behavior, and the CW itself is the name of that traumatic experience or behavior, hasn't the damage been done to a person liable to be harmed by the mention of that thing even though the person has not opened the full toot? Any ways to word such a CW more safely?
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