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A blog would be a barrier to sharing brief information. I don’t understand why twitter is not appropriate.

by bottled_poe 5y ago

jokethrowaway 5y ago
An html blog post doesn't prevent you from using paragraphs. We even have a tag just for this <p>
- bottled_poe 5y ago
  It’s a bunch of comments, not an essay
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
    Again, static HTML does not prevent this. You can even keep the GIFs.
alpaca128 5y ago
A blog has actually a lower barrier because it doesn't require a Twitter account. It can potentially also load much faster and has actual text formatting.
- jorisd 5y ago
  A blog post requires an account with a blogging provider or a hosting provider though, so I wouldn't call it a lower barrier if you don't have it. Besides that, the context matters here. This post is riding off of the attention that another Skyrim WTF bug got recently, which was posted on Twitter. Continuing the conversation there seems like the lowest barrier to entry to me, considering that the author already has a Twitter account and a following there, especially if you actually want to reach people that might find it interesting.
  - alpaca128 5y ago
    On Twitter you sometimes need an account just to read posts as well. That's the only reason I have one. > Continuing the conversation there seems like the lowest barrier to entry to me You can also link it.
    - barkingcat 5y ago
      Linking no longer works since for people who are logged out twitter has blocked being able to click on anything (ie unable to click on next message, thread, post, etc) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28231129 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28231129 there's a lot of gaslighting of people because twitter is changing their ui. (ie oh no? you can't see it? must be something weird, it works for me. But in fact, twitter is the one changing the ui for difference classes of users so nothing really works consistently from one user to the next)

A blog would be a barrier to sharing brief information. I don’t understand why twitter is not appropriate.

jokethrowaway 5y ago

An html blog post doesn't prevent you from using paragraphs. We even have a tag just for this <p>

bottled_poe 5y ago
It’s a bunch of comments, not an essay
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  Again, static HTML does not prevent this. You can even keep the GIFs.

alpaca128 5y ago

A blog has actually a lower barrier because it doesn't require a Twitter account. It can potentially also load much faster and has actual text formatting.

jorisd 5y ago
A blog post requires an account with a blogging provider or a hosting provider though, so I wouldn't call it a lower barrier if you don't have it. Besides that, the context matters here. This post is riding off of the attention that another Skyrim WTF bug got recently, which was posted on Twitter. Continuing the conversation there seems like the lowest barrier to entry to me, considering that the author already has a Twitter account and a following there, especially if you actually want to reach people that might find it interesting.
- alpaca128 5y ago
  On Twitter you sometimes need an account just to read posts as well. That's the only reason I have one. > Continuing the conversation there seems like the lowest barrier to entry to me You can also link it.
  - barkingcat 5y ago
    Linking no longer works since for people who are logged out twitter has blocked being able to click on anything (ie unable to click on next message, thread, post, etc) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28231129 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28231129 there's a lot of gaslighting of people because twitter is changing their ui. (ie oh no? you can't see it? must be something weird, it works for me. But in fact, twitter is the one changing the ui for difference classes of users so nothing really works consistently from one user to the next)