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maybe change the link to the quora thread? The article adds literally nothing. http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-living-at-Google-HQ htt

by mithras 12y ago

maybe change the link to the quora thread? The article adds literally nothing. http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-living-at-Google-HQ http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-livi...

Systemic33 12y ago
In any normal case i'd agree, but Quora is just a straight out terrible place to share stuff because it's essentially a paywall. (paying with money or a registration doesn't really make a difference for this situation).
- tehwebguy 12y ago
  Woah it seems that it no longer requires a registration to see all of the answers. Not sure when this changed.
  - roywiggins 12y ago
    I think it changed when Google started enforcing that sites can't present different content to Googlebot (to show up in results) then live users (to try and make them register once they click through).
- deleted 12y ago
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jkldotio 12y ago
The article definitely adds a narrative which isn't there in a forum discussion. I also don't think the Quora link should replace the current one given Quora's practices in the past.
- mithras 12y ago
  Most of the narrative consists of direct quotes from the top two Quora answers.
jffry 12y ago
Put ?share=1 on the end of the link to get past the nag-wall: http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-living-at-Google-HQ?share=1 http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-livi...
- zheshishei 12y ago
  Any query string works. So, "?s=1" or "?x=1" for instance. If you're feeling lazy.
- oftenwrong 12y ago
  There are browser extensions to automatically add it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quora-share/?src=search https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quora-share/?... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quora-unblocker/pcjnlebeogfamlbeloiccdidgmaeojhe https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quora-unblocker/pc...
simonswords82 12y ago
I've started to see a trend, first on Forbes and now here, where "journalists" are scraping Quora for content rather than creating fresh copy. I get that it's tempting but c'mon.
- logn 12y ago
  I've noticed it's very common too. Seems to me that Quora, now in YC and having a mid-life crisis, should just start their own publication/blog featuring their best content.

by mithras 12y ago

Systemic33 12y ago

In any normal case i'd agree, but Quora is just a straight out terrible place to share stuff because it's essentially a paywall. (paying with money or a registration doesn't really make a difference for this situation).

tehwebguy 12y ago
Woah it seems that it no longer requires a registration to see all of the answers. Not sure when this changed.
- roywiggins 12y ago
  I think it changed when Google started enforcing that sites can't present different content to Googlebot (to show up in results) then live users (to try and make them register once they click through).
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jkldotio 12y ago

The article definitely adds a narrative which isn't there in a forum discussion. I also don't think the Quora link should replace the current one given Quora's practices in the past.

mithras 12y ago
Most of the narrative consists of direct quotes from the top two Quora answers.

jffry 12y ago

Put ?share=1 on the end of the link to get past the nag-wall: http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-living-at-Google-HQ?share=1 http://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-livi...

zheshishei 12y ago
Any query string works. So, "?s=1" or "?x=1" for instance. If you're feeling lazy.
oftenwrong 12y ago
There are browser extensions to automatically add it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quora-share/?src=search https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quora-share/?... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quora-unblocker/pcjnlebeogfamlbeloiccdidgmaeojhe https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quora-unblocker/pc...

simonswords82 12y ago

I've started to see a trend, first on Forbes and now here, where "journalists" are scraping Quora for content rather than creating fresh copy. I get that it's tempting but c'mon.

logn 12y ago
I've noticed it's very common too. Seems to me that Quora, now in YC and having a mid-life crisis, should just start their own publication/blog featuring their best content.