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Actually this is needed so that the applicant can be made a @startuppack follower programatically, to be able to send a DM when (if) you're selected

• JoshTriplett 14y ago
  That seems fairly disturbing; couldn't you just say "you must follow @startuppack to be eligible"? Then you wouldn't need ongoing write permission to the user's Twitter account.
  • tehwebguy 14y ago
    Disturbing is an exaggeration, but it would certainly be just as easy to get read only rights (just to confirm it's you) and also check to see if they're following.
    • batgaijin 14y ago
      Dude, don't lower the standards.
    • rurounijones 14y ago
      I have rejected a large number of apps because they want write access to my twitter account for no discernible reason. The reason posted above makes sense but it would never have occurred to me so I would have rejected this out of hand. Companies should say why they need write access with clear reasoning if they want me to use them.
      • robservant 14y ago
        >I have rejected a large number of apps because they want write access to my twitter account for no discernible reason. "a large number" - at some point wouldn't it have become worth your time to spend a minhute creating a quick disposable twitter account for them to use? It doesn't really have to be linked to you, just call it "lolwhywriteaccess" or whatever and don't give it out except to these apps - problem solved.