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@gloriouscow @realtegan @Yehuda I like to add extra bits of humour especially with them in mind. Or some more background info. I don’t think it’s annoying, more like a little extra treat that makes reading it more enjoyable. I think alt-text readers all deserve an extra smile or giggle 🙂

@swelljoe @mattblaze Exactly. And it’s not a new discussion, it pops up every now and then - and if anything, I feel over the years people have become even more understanding and welcoming if people show their art or craft and link to their shops. We’ve got the portfolioDay hashtag for promoting artwork, I see people searching for artists for commissions… Personally I get kind of bored if I follow an account and every single post just says “buy this work” and never anything personal but hey, if I’m not into it, I unfollow, what’s the big deal? There’s definitely no rule that would prevent people from showing their products or art. It’s not kind to say so, it’s uncaring, and it’s not true.

@KatKimbriel @benroyce He’s here: https://mastodon.social/@willsigg

@inherentlee and at least half of them I have no idea what they look like, and won’t ever see

@potterybyosa@mastodon.social Incredibly beautiful 🥰

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Ben, you are amazing. I mean, I knew you are, but wow, what a collection. Bookmarked. Thank you! @tsherrygeo@m.ai6yr.org

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @dpnash@c.im @jkanev@fediscience.org @paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange @W6KME@mastodon.radio Congratulations! You just verified your Mastodon profile! ✅

@Chloeg@mastodon.art That is so awful, and I’m so, so sorry, Chloe 😢🫂

@eclectech @stephaniepixie I’m amazed at its brown colour! The ones I’ve seen here looked more silvery-grey.

@kevinrns @boogahhttps://mastodon.social/@solitha/116439691783426458

@grepfruit@mstdn.isometry.group @handmade_ghost@sunny.garden That seems to be an awesome book! (they cheated with the roo, though 😄) My bulldogs used to lie with their hind legs stretched out behind them, too. That always looked very cute. You cat seems to have achieved expert level 🙂

@inherentlee yes, and the mystery 🧚‍♂️

@iwritelike@mastodon.social @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party

I’m still fine with the „don’t feed the troll“ approach. I’ll look at their timeline and mostly, I find such accounts have a lot in common.

• mostly male (sorry guys)
• often just a handful of followers who turn out to be similar pricks boosting each other
• often comments that can be reported (but sometimes they run their own servers so forwarding it to theirs doesn’t make sense. As I’m my own admin I’ll defederate in such a case, rather than block).

And before I block them, I may leave a comment just for the lurkers.

Or not. Because , think about it: there are hundreds of foul servers out there with thousands of really bad actors you won’t ever come across because your server’s blocklist protects you from them. (yay admins!)

I think of that one troll as being one of those. Blocking them shoots them up into this troll space where they can orbit each other forever. I let them go, and move on.

@Techaltar And I’m happy for you 💛 and very grateful for this powerful, encouraging signal your country is sending to the world today!

@mhoye 👍 He’s in this thread and he won’t like it. #9replyGuys https://zirk.us/@sbarolo/109384456791661494@hosebei @tezoatlipoca @sarajw

@BasicAppleGuy@mastodon.social hey, thank you for sharing those 😊 ✨⭐️✨

@vapaad@wandering.shop @autismunicorn@autistics.life that’s fabulous!

@TimWardCam@c.im @MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social but fortunately, there have never been any connections between Trump and Putin, right?

@sysadmin1138@ngmx.com thank you ❤️ I needed to hear this, 3 days before a deadline with three crazy days ahead wish me luck

@lindsey@recurse.social I agree. I only have a different take on the word „training“. As a dog trainer, I will say that teaching dogs to make good decisions is a lot closer to educating students than to feeding data into a machine. For me, it implies learning going in both directions. And after a couple of years, my job is „to keep the lights on and provide the grizzled-old-timer perspective“ 😉 Training is a word that is also used in sports, ballet etc. I understand it as meaning a) (help someone) to acquire a skill and b) repeating it regularly so as not to lose it again. For me, training is an entirely positive word and it should be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for all involved. It may be guidance, but never without respect for the training partner. I would rather object to using this word for the tweaking of algorithms of LLMs. Or the exploitation of people, like students. @megadec@aus.social

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@iwritelike@mastodon.social @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party oh I’ve seen a fair bit of really bad nazi shit. They’re out there. If they sign up on a decent server, admins need to know. Sometimes such accounts are taken down within hours (yay admins 😍) Racism, misogyny, you name it. They’re out there. So let’s keep them out 😁 And posting screenshots won’t do that. I’ll keep some as receipts for a fediblock post sometimes but that’s the only use for them I can think of.

@wesdym@mastodon.social @sysadmin1138@ngmx.com +1

@Extelec@mstdn.social @losttourist@social.chatty.monster you two win the internet today 🏆

@th@social.v.st ooooh nice 🙂