PJ Coffey<p>How do I do good alt text?</p><p>This is the hard part. I'll use some examples from D-A grade below (IMO) and I'm not expert. </p><p>Share this with people who don't understand accessibility helps them meet their goals.</p><p>Also, images and posts cost money to host. Don't forget to support your local Mastodon server, even tiny amounts help! <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MastodonServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MastodonServer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accessibility</span></a></p><p>Edit: A reader informs me that screenreaders don't do paragraphs of alt-text just one big lump. So try and be concise!</p><p>T/T</p>
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PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@SimonB" class="u-url mention">@<span>SimonB</span></a></span> One of the people that made Mastodon @ Gargron@mastodon.social and who gets the funding from people paying to Mastodon (as opposed to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/buyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>buyYourRound</span></a> for our server) is German and it is based out of a German university. </p><p>As I understand it anyway. Bit of a home team advantage. 😀</p>
PJ Coffey<p>@Zwit thanks for that! <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a> 😀</p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Tupp_ed" class="u-url mention">@<span>Tupp_ed</span></a></span> Thanks for remembering to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/buyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>buyYourRound</span></a> ! 😀</p><p>I'm hoping to increase my donations next year. Hopefully business will pick up a bit.</p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@faduda" class="u-url mention">@<span>faduda</span></a></span> good on ya to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a></p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@ConorMahood" class="u-url mention">@<span>ConorMahood</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@mastodonie" class="u-url mention">@<span>mastodonie</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a></p>
P Gurgel-Segrillo<p>Who knew leaving 🐦 would be so easy! And I did have a few "followers." Not looking back tho... <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mastodonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodonie</span></a> tried & loved. </p><p>In fact I've just chipped in - great job <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@dregin" class="u-url mention">@<span>dregin</span></a></span> and all the team! Much appreciated 💕 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a> if you can MastoPeeps <a href="https://opencollective.com/mastodonie" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">opencollective.com/mastodonie</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
P Gurgel-Segrillo<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@Homebrewandhacking" class="u-url mention">@<span>Homebrewandhacking</span></a></span> and for us non-drinkers... but the sentiment is spot on! <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a> MastoPeeps 😁</p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@GurgelSegrillo" class="u-url mention">@<span>GurgelSegrillo</span></a></span> I like <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/buyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>buyYourRound</span></a> feels more Irish. 😀</p><p>Although I don't think a pint ever cost a Euro. 😀</p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://urbanists.social/@sam" class="u-url mention">@<span>sam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@aurynn" class="u-url mention">@<span>aurynn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@tim" class="u-url mention">@<span>tim</span></a></span> </p><p>I'm new here but neglecting moderation and moderation support is not good.</p><p>Build in paying moderators _and_ _or_ paying for _training_ and _therapy_ for moderators as part of the financial planning for an instance. Moderator burn out is real and a problem.</p><p>Be open and transparent that that's what you're doing.</p><p>Other social media sites have had to pay their people, but the costs have been invisible.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Moderation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a></p>
PJ Coffey<p>@vitaminsludge <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@shanefagan" class="u-url mention">@<span>shanefagan</span></a></span> Nice one.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyYourRound</span></a> might be a good #.</p><p>1€/month from 14k users seems like the sort of money which would keep a server in bits and mortar.</p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@artieopteryx" class="u-url mention">@<span>artieopteryx</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/buyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>buyYourRound</span></a> exactly</p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@mnutty" class="u-url mention">@<span>mnutty</span></a></span> I saw that there was a Contributor thing and I don't have well.... any money but I can spare 1€ a month for something that is like Birdsite if birdsite was good.</p><p>I don't want to be the one not buying my round!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastodonie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/buyYourRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>buyYourRound</span></a></p>
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