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Can we block Twitter links on HN?

No point in supporting that user-hostile tire fire.

This could have been on Mastodon.




The links are being submitted and voted on by other members of the community. I’m not sure what gives you the impression you’re in a position of authority.


Asking a question is having the impression that one is in a position of authority now?


No, but appealing to 'we' is. Not that 'we' in this case has much meaning, it actually could read 'you'.


What other pronoun do you want OP to use? "Can I ban..." - well, obviously not. "Can you ban..." who is "you" in that case?


> "Can I ban..." - well, obviously not

Of course he can. And he already does I assume, considering his other remarks in the comment. So including him in the 'we' does not really make sense ... if you consider it a question. Which it is not.

> "Can you ban..." who is "you" in that case?

That would be us dude, but not him as there is no reason to ask him, his position is clear.

So he is telling us what to do, dressed up as a question.


Exactly my thoughts. Seems like asking genuine questions is not acceptable anymore because some people can’t help but to resort to personal attacks. Unbelievable.


This is not a genuine question. This reads like 'Darling, could you please put the garbage out?' is a question.

It is not a question.


Oh lord, the person asked a question, A QUESTION!!!!

Geez, it is you who is the authoritarian for coming so hard at the person who asked a pertinent question.

Geez.


It is on Mastodon as well, actually: https://mastodon.social/@ambv/110665808046065754


Could we get the mastodon link as the main link, please? Can actually view that one.


Is the Twitter link really not working for you at the moment? I can open it without having an account.


You can't see replies on Twitter links anymore, though that doesn't really matter in this particular case.

Of course, who knows what it'll be doing tomorrow. I'd definitely think it's probably time for HN to prefer Mastodon (or Threads, I suppose) links, where a post is available on multiple microblogging things; Twitter has had any one of about five behaviours for non-logged-in linked tweets (work properly, work but without replies, spin forever, redirect to login, generic error page) over the last week, depending on when you try.


The tweet is currently viewable while logged out. Have you tried?


Only thing I see is: "Something went wrong. Try reloading."

(Mastodon link works.)


I think the cautionary tale here is not to do what Twitter did: prevent links to competing products, blocking open access, etc.

Don't you find it ironic that you are proposing we do on HN exactly what Twitter did, which is probably why you suggest not linking to Twitter?




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