@heidykhlaaf non-BIPOC, coming from the bird site and new to Mastodon. Patricia had a really good thread about CWs (link). For me, I would prefer CWs for video / images of violence (group 1 in the thread, similar to practice on Twitter). Otherwise, I don't need them, particularly for wildlife photos. They seem like tags or email subject lines, except some use a CW that is blank. (???)
https://twitter.com/pati_gallardo/status/1591026457660489728?t=BFWZHPlko_KUrHkn8gjUmg&s=19
@amytabb Exactly the thread I was referring to! Yeah I've noticed CW being used more for summaries than like "TW" content? So I'm like "Uhh what's the etiquette and why?"
@heidykhlaaf It is confusing, and seems the CW etiquette is outlined (or not) by server. Mine says, "CW nudity, and spoilers."
Given that, I've seen reports of people getting DMs saying that they should CW their posts. My impulse is ... if you don't like that person's content, mute or block.
@heidykhlaaf If you want to expand all the CWs, there's a setting to change in preferences ->
https://sigmoid.social/@lowd/109332810307178079