Tiny Mastodon Reminder About Alt-Text

For people who do not boost
posts with images missing alt-text
(which I also do):

Just a tiny reminder that some articles include an *image preview* when linked, which will not have alt-text directly on the preview itself (because it's a link, not an image).

However, most will have alt-text for the cover image in the article itself, when clicking on the link.

Basically, these previewed images
aren't direct images but just a link,
so it's not possible to add alt-text to it, only within the article.

TL;DR:

1. Boost posts with link with image preview

2. Add alt-text to your posts if it's a direct image (and not a link preview)

Tiny Mastodon Tip to Hide Topics

If you get tired of seeing some
topics in your Mastodon feeds,

Know that you can use "Filters"
to help you save your spoons.

HOW TO

From the desktop web interface:

1. Go to "Preferences" on the right-side menu.

2. Click on "Filters" on the left-side menu.

3. At the top-right, click on the "Add new filter" button.

4. Give a name to your filter in the "Title" field at the top, for example "US Politics". This Title will be displayed instead of the post and you will have the option to click on the Title to reveal a filtered post in your feeds

5. Select the options you prefer. I recommend selecting "Hide with a warning" at first. That way, you will see if your Filter works and get the option described above to see it

6. In "KEYWORDS", add the hashtags, words, names, or expressions you wish to hide for this topic. Select "Whole word" on the right.

7. Click on "Add keyword" at the bottom to add as many hashtags, names, or words that you wish for a same topic

8. Click on "Save new filter".

9. Magic!

Bonus Tip! To help everyone's filters work, on Mastodon it's good to use uncensored names and hashtags in your posts. That way, people will be able to filter it out if they wish

Don't forget to use hashtags to spread the word about events on Mastodon

That way, people can follow the hashtag to keep track, or filter out the hashtag if they're not interested

Also capitalize each word in a hashtag to help with accessibility.

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WELCOME BACK!

We are very happy to see you again and hope you enjoy this wonderful corporate-free and ad-free community!

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