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I Don't Date on LinkedIn

26 points by dieters 6y ago

omgJustTest 6y ago
Should be... obvious.
some_furry 6y ago
I am deeply horrified at the mere prospect that this needed to exist at all.
- paulgb 6y ago
  It wasn't built specifically for LinkedIn, it fills in the text from the URL: https://idont.date/people.who.indent.with.spaces https://idont.date/people.who.indent.with.spaces
  - some_furry 6y ago
    That's good to know! I guess I didn't scroll down far enough to see the form. But still, the thought of being propositioned on LinkedIn makes me shudder in discomfort.
    - shadowgovt 6y ago
      Some people don't get boundaries. Also, some boundaries are socially fluid; some people think it's grossly inappropriate to use what is obviously a professional contacts site for romantic contacts, and some people (https://futurehappyself.com/2017/09/24/i-met-my-husband-on-linkedin/ https://futurehappyself.com/2017/09/24/i-met-my-husband-on-l...) do not.
    - Minor49er 6y ago
      I feel the same way about recruiters.
  - STRiDEX 6y ago
    Finally https://sir.idont.date/in.hell https://sir.idont.date/in.hell
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omgJustTest 6y ago
https://stranger.idont.date/people https://stranger.idont.date/people.
geuis 6y ago
This really needs some context.
- MattGaiser 6y ago
  A surprising number of guys ask women out on LinkedIn.
  - khazhoux 6y ago
    And this page helps how?
    - shadowgovt 6y ago
      It makes it convenient to create a boilerplate disclaimer that specific avenues of interaction (including LinkedIn) are inappropriate to ask for dates.
    - MattGaiser 6y ago
      An attempt to shame those people perhaps? I’m not sure it helps. It is just fun.
  - some_furry 6y ago
    That's disturbing.
tdeck 6y ago
Looks like this Onion article has come true: https://www.theonion.com/area-man-still-searching-for-hookup-subculture-on-linke-1819573691 https://www.theonion.com/area-man-still-searching-for-hookup...
- detaro 6y ago
  yep: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24473294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24473294
Minor49er 6y ago
This site isn't specific to LinkedIn. You can fill it out with anything apparently, even triggering an SSL certificate error if you try to politely warn people on this very site that you are not currently interested in a nerdy, yet romantic relationship: https://hacker.news.reader.idont.date/on.Hacker.News https://hacker.news.reader.idont.date/on.Hacker.News
- dieters 6y ago
  That's because I'm not allowed to have a generic certificate for ..domain :( (author here). I'm also a C++ programmer for a living, and this was originally just a home project for trying to self-learn how publishing pages work.
  - dieters 6y ago
    HN ate my asterisks. I meant I can only have a certificate for [anything].idont.date, but not for more subdomain levels.
sbilstein 6y ago
I met my fiancé unintentionally on LinkedIn. She reached out as recruiter to try and get in touch with HR at my company and we both had gone to the same university at the same time. She also included a link to her music in case I was interested. I responded saying I had no idea how to help her as a software engineer but that I was surprised we hadn’t crossed paths. I said that I too was a musician and shared a link to some recording I made. We started emailing due to mutual interest in concerts and our social meetup turned into a date. It wasn’t intentional but it worked out :)
- moralestapia 6y ago
  Glad to hear your story. I'm on the same boat nowadays :)
- goldcd 6y ago
  I like to think that she didn't go to your university, only added her music after reading your profile, and is currently playing the long game - what better way to network with your colleagues, than a wedding? (or congratulations)
master-litty 6y ago
https://milady.idont.date/unless.you.are.on.a.Christian.Minecraft.server https://milady.idont.date/unless.you.are.on.a.Christian.Mine... Fun idea :) It doesn’t handle some typical characters well though, like apostrophes.
kodyo 6y ago
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26 points by dieters 6y ago

omgJustTest 6y ago

Should be... obvious.

some_furry 6y ago

I am deeply horrified at the mere prospect that this needed to exist at all.

paulgb 6y ago
It wasn't built specifically for LinkedIn, it fills in the text from the URL: https://idont.date/people.who.indent.with.spaces https://idont.date/people.who.indent.with.spaces
- some_furry 6y ago
  That's good to know! I guess I didn't scroll down far enough to see the form. But still, the thought of being propositioned on LinkedIn makes me shudder in discomfort.
  - shadowgovt 6y ago
    Some people don't get boundaries. Also, some boundaries are socially fluid; some people think it's grossly inappropriate to use what is obviously a professional contacts site for romantic contacts, and some people (https://futurehappyself.com/2017/09/24/i-met-my-husband-on-linkedin/ https://futurehappyself.com/2017/09/24/i-met-my-husband-on-l...) do not.
  - Minor49er 6y ago
    I feel the same way about recruiters.
- STRiDEX 6y ago
  Finally https://sir.idont.date/in.hell https://sir.idont.date/in.hell
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omgJustTest 6y ago

https://stranger.idont.date/people https://stranger.idont.date/people.

geuis 6y ago

This really needs some context.

MattGaiser 6y ago
A surprising number of guys ask women out on LinkedIn.
- khazhoux 6y ago
  And this page helps how?
  - shadowgovt 6y ago
    It makes it convenient to create a boilerplate disclaimer that specific avenues of interaction (including LinkedIn) are inappropriate to ask for dates.
  - MattGaiser 6y ago
    An attempt to shame those people perhaps? I’m not sure it helps. It is just fun.
- some_furry 6y ago
  That's disturbing.

tdeck 6y ago

Looks like this Onion article has come true: https://www.theonion.com/area-man-still-searching-for-hookup-subculture-on-linke-1819573691 https://www.theonion.com/area-man-still-searching-for-hookup...

detaro 6y ago
yep: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24473294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24473294

Minor49er 6y ago

This site isn't specific to LinkedIn. You can fill it out with anything apparently, even triggering an SSL certificate error if you try to politely warn people on this very site that you are not currently interested in a nerdy, yet romantic relationship: https://hacker.news.reader.idont.date/on.Hacker.News https://hacker.news.reader.idont.date/on.Hacker.News

dieters 6y ago
That's because I'm not allowed to have a generic certificate for ..domain :( (author here). I'm also a C++ programmer for a living, and this was originally just a home project for trying to self-learn how publishing pages work.
- dieters 6y ago
  HN ate my asterisks. I meant I can only have a certificate for [anything].idont.date, but not for more subdomain levels.

sbilstein 6y ago

I met my fiancé unintentionally on LinkedIn. She reached out as recruiter to try and get in touch with HR at my company and we both had gone to the same university at the same time. She also included a link to her music in case I was interested. I responded saying I had no idea how to help her as a software engineer but that I was surprised we hadn’t crossed paths. I said that I too was a musician and shared a link to some recording I made. We started emailing due to mutual interest in concerts and our social meetup turned into a date. It wasn’t intentional but it worked out :)

moralestapia 6y ago
Glad to hear your story. I'm on the same boat nowadays :)
goldcd 6y ago
I like to think that she didn't go to your university, only added her music after reading your profile, and is currently playing the long game - what better way to network with your colleagues, than a wedding? (or congratulations)

master-litty 6y ago

https://milady.idont.date/unless.you.are.on.a.Christian.Minecraft.server https://milady.idont.date/unless.you.are.on.a.Christian.Mine... Fun idea :) It doesn’t handle some typical characters well though, like apostrophes.

kodyo 6y ago

4chan inbound in 3... 2... 1...

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