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The instance I'm in, TKZ.one, has 41%. Good number! But can get better!

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[-] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

Just because an alt-text is present for an image doesn't mean it's helpful.

I've seen alt texts where the text was simply: "funny screenshot". No further explaination what can be seen on the screenshot and why it is funny.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I don't really understand what the point of the alt-text is, except for maybe describing the image to people who have poor vision; which is not what I typically see being in the alt-text space.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Describing the images for blind people is literally the main objective of the Alt Text, the rest is secondary. In mastodon in particular, blind users are much more welcomed than in other networks precisely because there is usually a culture around it. One of my friends I met at Mastodon is blind, and I always, ALWAYS put Alt Text in the images I post so that he can also be part of the conversation.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Hmm, this seems like an elaborate kink shame.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Could you... Ehm... Elaborate on that...?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Kinkycats. Org. all the way down on the bottom?

Just trying to make them feel guilty?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

What is alt text? Is it basically a subtitle for the image that describes the image? For people that can't see it?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago
[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Exactly that, yes

this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2025
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