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Dot.@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost.

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Dot.@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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Internal data from the ABC show the harmful content moderators are exposed to weekly, sometimes even daily. But the organisation’s response is one many others can learn from.
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    Unrelated, but genuine curiosity - Why the usage of the thorn eth rather than spelling the word “the” out? Ain’t bothered by it or nothin’, just interesting to see out in the wild online!

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      They’re just trying to be quirky.

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      That is not the thorn. Þ is the thorn.

      ð is eth.

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        Corrected, thanks.

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      Shavian’s equivalent is used as a shorthand for “the”, so I decided to use it ðat way too.

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        Just for gits 'n shiggles or something along the lines?

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          Ya basically

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            Why not ſtart uſing þorn and ðe long ſ while you’re at it.

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              Uı did

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