I should also point out my work on @alttexthalloffame.
Same idea. I get frustrated when I see people posting and boosting images without alt text. And I get when people vent about that.
But I've had more luck leading by example, and inspiring people with what a good alt text can look like.
If you truly love something, and care about it, don't let your fears and hate get in the way.
@stefan I will never fight for Bluesky, I will always fight for atproto. I will never fight for Mastodon, I will always fight for ActivityPub. I believe in the community, not in the organizations with the largest representation.
@quillmatiq Yeah, this is the main reason I still keep my eye on what's happening around ATProto. Work around Blacksky has been inspiring.
I think a lot of people on here miss that people who are on Bluesky also don't want Bluesky, the company, to be in control, and they've been building tools to wrestle it back.
I still root for the fediverse the most, but maybe there will just be a point when it's much easier to run your own mini-ATProto stack before fediverse shakes off its image of a tiny, toxic, unwelcoming community.
@stefan honestly its the endless moaning about other sites on here that puts even me off using it - people would do well to understand _why_ people use other sites and actually listen to the answers
@kim Absolutely. And I get it, sometimes you just want to vent your frustration. I do too!
But if that's all, or mostly all you do, you're just part of the problem at that point.
If you have the technical chops, join some of the conversations on https://activitypub.space, help move the protocol that powers the fediverse forward.
Not your cup of tea? You can always donate to your server's admins, or admins of servers your friends are on. Or any server, really. Pick one at random!
But above all, keep a positive attitude. Welcome new people. Encourage positive conversations. Shitpost.
And if you have to vent, go ahead, but don't drag other people down.
@KraftTea Seems to be back up!
For me, a lot of the protocol-level stuff is a bit above my head, so I've been focusing more on advocating. My own followers may be familiar with my work on https://jointhefediverse.net, a site I see regularly shared and linked to.
I also contribute to and curate https://fediverseexplorations.org.
I've made creative bots followed by over 10,000 people.
https://bots.stefanbohacek.com
And there's even more at https://stefanbohacek.com/fediverse!
These are just some ideas, and I hope they encourage and inspire others!
I should also point out my work on @alttexthalloffame.
Same idea. I get frustrated when I see people posting and boosting images without alt text. And I get when people vent about that.
But I've had more luck leading by example, and inspiring people with what a good alt text can look like.
If you truly love something, and care about it, don't let your fears and hate get in the way.
@stefan can I ask how does one get in to the 👉 @alttexthalloffame ? I am trying my best but this my instance ( #maau) has never featured in any of the other #alttext halls
@Heliograph Oh I think you're thinking of @AltTextHealthCheck?
Different account from a different @[email protected]!
@[email protected] @Heliograph @AltTextHealthCheck
ah yes. Most time you are not on the list is because you did not meet the minimum number of images posted in the time period. Also you might not be on a top 1,000 server by active users.
the top of each post lists the requirements to be on the list since this is the top asked question.
