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I hate twitter posts. They never have any context and post as if you have all of the context already. And you can’t even see original posts or replies without b

I hate twitter posts. They never have any context and post as if you have all of the context already. And you can’t even see original posts or replies without being logged in. Please don’t post twitter or be kind and just use nitter

josefresco 3y ago
You might prefer this: https://www.flexport.com/blog/global-ocean-carriers-halt-red-sea-transits-what-to-expect/ https://www.flexport.com/blog/global-ocean-carriers-halt-red...
wahnfrieden 3y ago
this is a voting-based site
- kibwen 3y ago
  If it were possible to downvote posts on HN, I'd have been downvoting every Twitter link for the past decade. Please post somewhere that's actually readable.
- MOARDONGZPLZ 3y ago
  One cannot downvote submissions, only comments. This seems to be largely a non-sequitur as one can only not vote up something. I have, for example, downvoted your comment as it is not useful and is a bit snide or condescending (inclusive “or” to be clear), whereas had you posted your comment as a post, I would not have been able to do so.
- observationist 3y ago
  Nitter allows people to see the context of a thread without having to log in to Twitter. By posting a nitter link, you're enriching the conversation instead of either annoying people or doing marketing for x/twitter. The platform shouldn't be the point of a conversation. If a platform makes itself the center of attention, there's something wrong with it.
  - okr 3y ago
    Why involving another website? Twitter links should be ok. Just create an account, its free.
    - otterley 3y ago
      Some of us don’t want to provide material support to Elon Musk in any way, including providing Twitter a recorded history of our browsing habits related to the site which could later be used to monetize our individual behavior.
      - okr 3y ago
        That is correct. But those people on HN want to be able to read content, or lets say, to spy on a site they despise, from the, huuuh, evil enemy. They can not have it both ways and i find it hypocritical. Don't read twitter then.
        otterley 3y ago
        We did have it both ways -- for over a decade -- until Elon Musk bought the company.
        okr 3y ago
        It is not easy to change habits. But once in a while, one has to.
dang 3y ago
It's fine to post workaround links in the comments, but top level URLs need to point to the original source. This is in the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. Also see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html re paywalls.

josefresco 3y ago

You might prefer this: https://www.flexport.com/blog/global-ocean-carriers-halt-red-sea-transits-what-to-expect/ https://www.flexport.com/blog/global-ocean-carriers-halt-red...

wahnfrieden 3y ago

this is a voting-based site

kibwen 3y ago
If it were possible to downvote posts on HN, I'd have been downvoting every Twitter link for the past decade. Please post somewhere that's actually readable.
MOARDONGZPLZ 3y ago
One cannot downvote submissions, only comments. This seems to be largely a non-sequitur as one can only not vote up something. I have, for example, downvoted your comment as it is not useful and is a bit snide or condescending (inclusive “or” to be clear), whereas had you posted your comment as a post, I would not have been able to do so.
observationist 3y ago
Nitter allows people to see the context of a thread without having to log in to Twitter. By posting a nitter link, you're enriching the conversation instead of either annoying people or doing marketing for x/twitter. The platform shouldn't be the point of a conversation. If a platform makes itself the center of attention, there's something wrong with it.
- okr 3y ago
  Why involving another website? Twitter links should be ok. Just create an account, its free.
  - otterley 3y ago
    Some of us don’t want to provide material support to Elon Musk in any way, including providing Twitter a recorded history of our browsing habits related to the site which could later be used to monetize our individual behavior.
    - okr 3y ago
      That is correct. But those people on HN want to be able to read content, or lets say, to spy on a site they despise, from the, huuuh, evil enemy. They can not have it both ways and i find it hypocritical. Don't read twitter then.
      - otterley 3y ago
        We did have it both ways -- for over a decade -- until Elon Musk bought the company.
        okr 3y ago
        It is not easy to change habits. But once in a while, one has to.

dang 3y ago

It's fine to post workaround links in the comments, but top level URLs need to point to the original source. This is in the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. Also see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html re paywalls.