Do we really need to repeat that using an icons font is a bad idea?
This is #Mastodon UI right now:
Fonts are not loaded because of an error (from a Service Worker?):
Very welcoming for new Mastodon users… 😔
It's pretty annoying to see the same toot repeatedly on #Mastodon because everyone is boosting it, even if it's legitimately awesome.
Currently, a boost of a toot is only posted if at least 40 other toots have been posted since the previous boost of the same toot.
There is a GitHub issue asking to allow the user to change this number, or set a duration instead:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/18693
Please vote!
Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts
I share it now, but Tyler wrote it 7 years ago, and many other said the same, so I really wonder why people keep using icon fonts… 🤦♂️ we need to…
How many times do we have to say it?
Stop.
Using.
Icon fonts.
Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts.
Here the font request responds with a 503 error (via the Service Worker)…
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