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For HN, does that mean we should no longer be using X links, since most can't view them?

moritzwarhier 1mo ago
Content from X worth sharing is rare anyway. I'm not any authority here, but I'd say, there's no need for a Reddit-moment to ban it entirely. Though it wouldn't bother me either. Directly linked single text posts are still publicly accessible last I checked, but it's a microblogging platform littered with spam. HN submissions are usually long-form content, so it's rare to see X links anyway. And comments obey the voting system, so who cares whether people link to X, LinkedIn, Facebook or whatever else. Banning X in comments would require to ban the others as well, and I think the mods and users can handle by themselves what is relevant in that case. And in case an X submission is genuinely interesting, it won't be hard to access or infer the content from the comments or other sources.
- angoragoats 1mo ago
  > HN submissions are usually long-form content, so it's rare to see X links anyway. There are, at minimum, tens of Twitter links that I see daily which make it to the first couple of pages of the site. A lot of them are AI-related content, which seems to be popular there. > And in case an X submission is genuinely interesting, it won't be hard to access or infer the content from the comments or other sources. I don’t want to have to do this. I think we should just disallow Twitter links for posts.
ElijahLynn 1mo ago
Same category and policy as paywalled news sites.
- angoragoats 1mo ago
  No, it’s not anymore, since the HN FAQ[0] specifically states: “It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.“ There don’t appear to be workarounds for Twitter anymore. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
  - ElijahLynn 1mo ago
    Thanks, just looked it up and here is a link for those who want to read it: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
    - angoragoats 1mo ago
      Sorry, forgot to add the link! Edited my post to add it like I intended.
dredmorbius 1mo ago
Yes, and yes.

Content from X worth sharing is rare anyway. I'm not any authority here, but I'd say, there's no need for a Reddit-moment to ban it entirely. Though it wouldn't bother me either. Directly linked single text posts are still publicly accessible last I checked, but it's a microblogging platform littered with spam. HN submissions are usually long-form content, so it's rare to see X links anyway. And comments obey the voting system, so who cares whether people link to X, LinkedIn, Facebook or whatever else. Banning X in comments would require to ban the others as well, and I think the mods and users can handle by themselves what is relevant in that case. And in case an X submission is genuinely interesting, it won't be hard to access or infer the content from the comments or other sources.

angoragoats 1mo ago
> HN submissions are usually long-form content, so it's rare to see X links anyway. There are, at minimum, tens of Twitter links that I see daily which make it to the first couple of pages of the site. A lot of them are AI-related content, which seems to be popular there. > And in case an X submission is genuinely interesting, it won't be hard to access or infer the content from the comments or other sources. I don’t want to have to do this. I think we should just disallow Twitter links for posts.

ElijahLynn 1mo ago

Same category and policy as paywalled news sites.

angoragoats 1mo ago
No, it’s not anymore, since the HN FAQ[0] specifically states: “It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.“ There don’t appear to be workarounds for Twitter anymore. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- ElijahLynn 1mo ago
  Thanks, just looked it up and here is a link for those who want to read it: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
  - angoragoats 1mo ago
    Sorry, forgot to add the link! Edited my post to add it like I intended.

dredmorbius 1mo ago

Yes, and yes.