<![CDATA[Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you?]]>Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you?

Hugz & xXx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/45e96256-eabe-4df8-a904-d9ec061658d5/do-you-read-alt-text-no-serious-do-youRSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 15:46:42 GMTFri, 03 Apr 2026 04:18:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:08:40 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix @SnowyCA When I try to understand what Iā€™m looking at.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/users/EdwinG/statuses/116343997725287660https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/users/EdwinG/statuses/116343997725287660Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:08:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:48:53 GMT]]>@deborahh @EricLawton @kagan @uxMark @MelissaBearTrix
I often think about two specific gif alt texts i saw. In one image Snoop Dogg was repeatedly hitting a response button in a posh gameshow setting, it got labeled "a man in a chair wears a hat". The other one had Conan the Librarian from UHF lifting a man by his collar with one arm, it was labeled "a man wears gold cuffs"

So yeah, i try to read before i boost!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/RnDanger/statuses/116343919956853428https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/RnDanger/statuses/116343919956853428Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:48:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:27:15 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix if we're talking about social media, yes. If we're talking about general web surfing, not usually.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://higheredweb.social/users/cgrymala/statuses/116343834910803332https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://higheredweb.social/users/cgrymala/statuses/116343834910803332Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:27:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:06:19 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix Yes, all the time. I wear glasses to read.

Lots of helpful info in alt text I wouldn't know without reading it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/redcrew/statuses/116343752571238021https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/redcrew/statuses/116343752571238021Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:06:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:05:51 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix

Yes. Not always, but usually. Some (like me) use alt text to not only describe the image, but add extra background info. 500 char a toot just ain't enough! For some bizarre reason, my instance allows alt text that's much longer than toots. šŸ¤·

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/thefathippy/statuses/116343750745383014https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/thefathippy/statuses/116343750745383014Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:05:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:09:01 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix
If I don't just scroll past an image, I usually read it.
I also read it, before boosting and if it's low quality I don't boost.

If someone posts an "AI"-image without mentioning it in the Alt-Text, I also block them (with one exception so far of someone who I'm curious who still interacts with them and boosts their posts).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/hauchvonstaub/statuses/116343527252792318https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/hauchvonstaub/statuses/116343527252792318Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:09:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:42:01 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix Not only do I read it, I am far, far more likely to boost posts that use it, but only "favorite" ones that don't use it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/WriteDragon/statuses/116343421139717430https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/WriteDragon/statuses/116343421139717430Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:42:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:10:49 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix most of the time.

I'm not visually impaired. I do have myopia and astigmatism. I also find concentrating hard and have light sensitivity.

Alt puts screenshots of text into my choice of font, size and colour, making them much easier to read.

I often don't recognise people in photos, so alt helps me work out what's going on.

Sometimes I'm just curious as to what it says and can be treated to words that are just as pretty as the picture.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.phillipsuk.org/users/jetlagjen/statuses/01KNAPC88H47NFJP2DPEP65BXKhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.phillipsuk.org/users/jetlagjen/statuses/01KNAPC88H47NFJP2DPEP65BXKFri, 03 Apr 2026 22:10:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:08:25 GMT]]>@yetzt

{Deep breath}

Pardon

Giggles ... There is always one

Hugz & xXx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gives.hugz.online/users/MelissaBearTrix/statuses/116343053079748665https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gives.hugz.online/users/MelissaBearTrix/statuses/116343053079748665Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:08:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:05:45 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix why no option for 50-51% or 99-100%?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.yetzt.me/users/yetzt/statuses/01KNAP2Z0W9GVZJHS25P9Y48P1https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.yetzt.me/users/yetzt/statuses/01KNAP2Z0W9GVZJHS25P9Y48P1Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:05:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:45:26 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix

Some days I'm blind so...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shaknais/statuses/116342962662030431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/shaknais/statuses/116342962662030431Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:45:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:40:14 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix

Always.
FTR, I am not visually impaired (for my age).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/essjayjay/statuses/116342942207954244https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/essjayjay/statuses/116342942207954244Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:40:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:36:14 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix I mostly read before boosting to make sure it's real and not some useless slop.

Sometimes I read if I'm not sure what something is, or if I know someone tends to have great text.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/linuxandyarn/statuses/116342926493771263https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/linuxandyarn/statuses/116342926493771263Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:36:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:36:14 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix
I've started reading less because I know some people I can trust without having to check before boosting.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/Zekovski/statuses/116342926488687189https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/Zekovski/statuses/116342926488687189Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:36:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:33:48 GMT]]>@noondlyt

I know ... I read 99.99% of the time

Hugz & xXx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gives.hugz.online/users/MelissaBearTrix/statuses/116342916964838429https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gives.hugz.online/users/MelissaBearTrix/statuses/116342916964838429Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:33:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:32:25 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix

The best stuff is often written in the alt text. If you don't read you are missing out.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116342911477852702https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116342911477852702Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:32:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:11 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix @GeePawHill depends on whether the account is @nocontexttrek šŸ˜

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ruby.social/users/geeksam/statuses/116342902705105038https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ruby.social/users/geeksam/statuses/116342902705105038Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:21:04 GMT]]>@EricLawton @kagan @uxMark @MelissaBearTrix worst is so-called AI alttext: may be an image of a man in a suit. But for a visually impaired person, in some instances, this may be better than "image", I'd guess.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116342866892952560https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116342866892952560Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:21:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:17:28 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix skim it, usually

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Tattie/statuses/116342852743815191https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Tattie/statuses/116342852743815191Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:17:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:59:04 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix I don't know the exact statistic for myself but there's a lot of people who do it 100% of the time. I'm not blind so it probably isn't very often for me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gaygeek.social/users/Axolotl1/statuses/116342780357141383https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gaygeek.social/users/Axolotl1/statuses/116342780357141383Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:59:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:31:36 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix The only time I don't is when i know they'll describe something well.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/sunumbral/statuses/116342672362263499https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/sunumbral/statuses/116342672362263499Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:31:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:26:13 GMT]]>@Rob

That's pointless

Hugz & xXx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gives.hugz.online/users/MelissaBearTrix/statuses/116342651177638381https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gives.hugz.online/users/MelissaBearTrix/statuses/116342651177638381Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:26:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:25:58 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix all the time! I can't always load images, and even when I can, I'm often very bad at realising what I'm looking at. It's not my eyes, it's my brain ]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nyan.network/objects/24d1fdb0-39e3-44b3-80c7-a7aa1f6e69edhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nyan.network/objects/24d1fdb0-39e3-44b3-80c7-a7aa1f6e69edFri, 03 Apr 2026 20:25:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do you read Alt Text, no, serious do you? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:17:24 GMT]]>@deborahh @uxMark @MelissaBearTrix I'm going with "just lost," cause this doesn't sound familiar.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/116342616501591346https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/116342616501591346Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:17:24 GMT