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I didn't downvote (the downvoting system on HN sucks), but I wouldn't be surprised why they did - some of your comments weren't really thought through well. Fo

by Bahamut 12y ago

I didn't downvote (the downvoting system on HN sucks), but I wouldn't be surprised why they did - some of your comments weren't really thought through well. For example, not being able to imagine people wanting to save pictures from the service - people can lose their local copies from device/hard drive failure, or lost cellphones, and the digital copies are the only ones that remain. I can attest that this has happened to me.

scholia 12y ago
I'd obviously disagree that my comments weren't thought through. They are factual and logical, based on many years of using the system almost every day. Anyone who has a different view of the facts could present a counter-argument, but really, no one has. people can lose their local copies from device/hard drive failure, or lost cellphones Yes, this is true. But as I pointed out, Twitpic is not and never has been a storage service, and it does not keep original photos. The business was set up to post pics to Twitter, not to cater for the very small number of people who might have suffered in this way. That said, all those photos are STILL AVAILABLE ON TWITPIC and can easily be saved from its pages. A simple browser extension would even download several of them at a time. The only counter argument, as far as I can see, is that Twitpic should have been set up to provide a different type of service, perhaps called Storepic or whatever. But it wasn't. No amount of downvoting hides the fact that some people are simply failing to understand this simple truth.
- Bahamut 12y ago
  The problem with the downvoting system on HN is that users are actively encouraged by the site staff to downvote posts that they think are bad and don't encourage creating discussion around disagreements if the users think they're worth burying. I should also mention, I made no mention of using Twitpic as a storage service. Even getting a compressed/altered version of original photos is better than completely losing them many times.
  - scholia 12y ago
    Fair enough, though that hasn't been my experience. I've participated in plenty of debates here.... Even getting a compressed/altered version of original photos is better than completely losing them many times. Absolutely agree.

by Bahamut 12y ago

scholia 12y ago

I'd obviously disagree that my comments weren't thought through. They are factual and logical, based on many years of using the system almost every day. Anyone who has a different view of the facts could present a counter-argument, but really, no one has. people can lose their local copies from device/hard drive failure, or lost cellphones Yes, this is true. But as I pointed out, Twitpic is not and never has been a storage service, and it does not keep original photos. The business was set up to post pics to Twitter, not to cater for the very small number of people who might have suffered in this way. That said, all those photos are STILL AVAILABLE ON TWITPIC and can easily be saved from its pages. A simple browser extension would even download several of them at a time. The only counter argument, as far as I can see, is that Twitpic should have been set up to provide a different type of service, perhaps called Storepic or whatever. But it wasn't. No amount of downvoting hides the fact that some people are simply failing to understand this simple truth.

Bahamut 12y ago
The problem with the downvoting system on HN is that users are actively encouraged by the site staff to downvote posts that they think are bad and don't encourage creating discussion around disagreements if the users think they're worth burying. I should also mention, I made no mention of using Twitpic as a storage service. Even getting a compressed/altered version of original photos is better than completely losing them many times.
- scholia 12y ago
  Fair enough, though that hasn't been my experience. I've participated in plenty of debates here.... Even getting a compressed/altered version of original photos is better than completely losing them many times. Absolutely agree.