• marighost@piefed.socialOP
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      2 hours ago

      you got me!

      genuine question, because I try to include alt text for those that need it: is it better to transcribe exactly as written or correct typos, even if they’re part of the joke?

      I don’t want alt text peeps to miss out on a funny, but I’m thinking for screen readers, it might interpret “worht” weird.

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        2 hours ago

        Good question. I’m honestly not sure. You have a good point about screen readers, so I think the way you have it would be preferred by those who need the text. Alternatively, I’ve seen “[sic]” used to indicate that text is reproduced exactly as it originally appeared, including errors. However, I’m not sure if that would help screen readers in any way.

        I was only pointing it out because it seemed fun to claim “worht” was in any way correct. Also, I always wondered if the alt text was manually entered or if some AI/ML generated it from the submitted photo. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

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          1 hour ago

          I figured you were just goofing around ;D

          It’s possible some instances implement alt text differently, i.e., implement an AI or bot that parses the text (I think blusky does?), but I personally have been writing my own alt text. Hopefully it encourages more folks to do it when possible :)