Rename content warning (CW) to content notice (CN)

[leahoswald]

Pitch

I would suggest to rename content warning to content notice in the mastodon frontend. This would make it more clearly what it is actually used for by many people without changing the meaning to much.

Motivation

After the massive influx of new people to the fediverse there is an enormous discussion, especially in the German speaking parts of the fedi. Many problems occur because of differences in the interpretation of what a warning exactly is and there is a lot of discussion summarized as "It is wrong if you use this feature for something that is not clearly a warning" and "I don't knot what is worth a warning". This is also understandable as warning is a strong word and a bit judgemental. For this reason I would like to rename this feature to content notice (CN) which is a more neutral wording that can be used to inform others about the content of a post if they open it. It can still be used like a content warning but it is more clear for everyone that the main aim is to inform the reader about the following content.

[jwalzer]

Why don't we simply use hashtags for that?

[psy]

Why don't we simply use hashtags for that?

Because hashtags leave no choice if the content should be displayed or not. Hashtags are a completely different concept.

[leahoswald]

Why don't we simply use hashtags for that?

I described it here in german: https://chaos.social/@leah/109302346469815862

[linux-lukas]

Why don't we simply use hashtags for that?

This would be a less effective way of solving the problem, whereas the solution described by @leahoswald is the better and, above all, more effective measure.

[linux-lukas]

Would "content hint" (CH) perhaps be even more accurate, @leahoswald ?

[MarcoZehe]

Because Hashtags would not hide the content, with possibly pictures, from view unless the user chooses to view the toot.

Another thing that is mentioned often is that, despite a toot being hidden via a CW, link previews are still visible. That is kinda unexpected because the link may very well be the thing the user wants to warn against. I don't know if there is already an issue for this particular problem, but thought I'd mention it here just in case.

[leahoswald]

Would "content hint" (CH) perhaps be even more accurate, @leahoswald ?

Maybe but content hint is not already that common like content note. But I get that it is maybe more accurate.

[igalic]

it's also more in line with ActivityPub's spec. After all, Mastodon is using the subject line from ActivityPub for Content Warnings

[leahoswald]

Than content note is even better! Thanks for the hint.

[nourkagha]

I would suggest Content Notice (CN) instead of Content Note.

It's not as extreme as Warning, but it still has the same effect that it's intended to give readers a heads up.

[isotopp]

I wish there was a taxonomy or list to select from, to get an idea what exactly other people might need to be notified about. To me that is the larger problem (compared to what that thing is named). But that might be worth a different issue here, I presume.

[leahoswald]

I would suggest Content Notice (CN) instead of Content Note.

Content Notice is also possible yes. I think it's even a better wording for this case.

For the non native speakers here a good explanation: https://www.differencebetween.com/what-is-the-difference-between-note-and-notice/