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> the discussions are large and come from three different perspectives The discussions have ballooned, but having read the other two in the morning, this one j
by et-al 10y ago
> the discussions are large and come from three different perspectives
The discussions have ballooned, but having read the other two in the morning, this one just feels like a rehash of the same privacy concerns folks have raised. And for anyone reading about possible solutions to their concerns, they'd have to jump between 2-3 different threads now.
I'm glad there's at least WhatsApp thread is on front page for everyone's sake, but personally I felt like the Looking ahead for WhatsApp discussion covered much of what's being said here. The difference is that poster didn't have as good of a title and submitted it when much of the West Coast was still asleep.
Also, while this site doesn't have the resources to comb and diff each new thread to make sure it's not a dupe, I wish more users would point this out when it does happen. At the very least, thanks for pointing out the two existing threads, but we shouldn't be afraid of merging threads to make it easier for future users to reference (if they do).
- dang 10y agoFair enough, but I don't see a clearly better solution. Do you? Since this is a bit meta I've detached the subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12361031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12361031 and marked it off-topic.
- et-al 10y agoEdited my comment to clarify some things, but a solution is that if someone points out a thread is a potential dupe, be more open to the possibility of merging that discussion? Especially since the bulk other thread was already talking about privacy concerns and most users would go down that route. Also, you already do a great job moderating here, but this is just one of those few situations where I'm in disagreement with you on this particular instance.