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Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 00:55:47

@camcare Please get an avatar photo! I nearly blocked you. (I followed, your first follower)

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:01:09

@GottaLaff @camcare
Capital L liberal but blue crew?

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:02:42

@SnowshadowII Blue crew went right by me. I get very tired of their circular engagements and constant memes. @camcare

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:04:30

@GottaLaff get ready for more from that account? It's on the profile. Maybe tell them it's not a thing here?@camcare

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:06:45

@SnowshadowII You just did, she's tagged.

@camcare FYI, we don't do Blue Crew groups here. Just not a Mastodon thing.

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:08:59

@GottaLaff I was confused as to if she was US or Canadian due to both on the profile @camcare

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:11:10

@SnowshadowII Oh, the "indigenous" reference? @camcare

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:15:00

@GottaLaff No, the capital 'L" Liberal, as in Liberal Party. We just say "Liberal" for short.@camcare

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:15:48

@SnowshadowII But it's starting a sentence, so it has to be capped anyway. So.. ambiguous.

@camcare

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:03:52

@GottaLaff Thanks! I will do my best to find a sufficiently blurry photo. :)

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:04:07

@camcare Lol, or a picture of a dog.

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 01:10:07

@camcare Doesn't need to be your photo, anything will do.

@GottaLaff

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 04:36:04

@camcare @GottaLaff

An introductory post or a pinned post that gives a sense who you are will also be helpful.
@FediTips has lots of good guidance to help make the most of your experience here.

Check out @FediFollows for some curated lists of accounts to get you started.

@Flipboard will help you follow media here.

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 10:32:16

@AlsoPaisleyCat @camcare @GottaLaff

Just to add, blind people often don't use avatar photos because they are using the internet through audio interfaces. They will have profile text etc but just no photo as they aren't using a visual interface.

So, it might be good to allow profiles with blank avatars as long as they have a bio text?

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 14:17:40

@FediTips

It’s the complete lack of indicators of who you’re dealing with that is the flag for me.

(While we shouldn’t expect that persons who are Blind will provide profile pics or banners, it’s also true that many do. )

I would agree that it’s a combination of no profile pic or banner (some have banners but no profile pic), no profile description, no post or comment history, no hashtags they follow and only seeking to follow or interact with one high profile account that together are a flag.

People can take a bit of time to get set up, but making follow requests or attempting to interact, especially by direct messaging, while offering no information about your interests, isn’t reasonable.

@camcare @GottaLaff

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 15:48:35

@AlsoPaisleyCat @camcare @GottaLaff

I'm just saying don't use the profile picture as an indicator.

A lot of respected blind people on here don't use profile pictures.

By contrast, most of the spammers I've seen DO use profile pictures.

On the post history, you need to check the original version of their profile as they may appear blank from your server if no one has followed them before. You can do this by going to their profile, click ... then "open in browser" or "open original page".

Föderation EN Fr 17.01.2025 16:00:32

@FediTips @AlsoPaisleyCat @camcare

Right. I don’t block based on no profile pic. That’s why I didn’t block @camcare. But I asked that she provide one because it’s an indicator that I notice … before I vet the entire profile and posts.