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In response to "What a bunch of xenophobes. -- nm" by David

I want and welcome community growth, but I don't see how ST/FB linking would accomplish that.

Posted by ty97 Jun 17 '11, 12:50

Plus, we'd *lose* people if we linked. People who are not comfortable with linkage.

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It's basic internet marketing, dude. - Dr.Vermin Jun 17, 13:01 13
- I get this, and I really am for growth. But I don't want to lose people. - ty97 Jun 17, 13:03 10
  - Hmmm. I see your point. And it's tricky. - Dr.Vermin Jun 17, 13:09
  - I find it hysterical that we're talking about linking thru to a location where your *name* is the standard. - Will Hunting Jun 17, 13:05 8
    - The key for those with concerns is that their ST handle does not equate to their RL name. Will Hunting is not [your real name]. - ty97 Jun 17, 13:10
    - *shrug* ST is very private despite it's public nature. Heck, you can google my username and the first hint of it shows up on Page 6 with the - oblique Jun 17, 13:10 1
      - Until Twitter got ahold of it, my user name ranked in the top 5 when searched. Now it's buried 8 or 10 pages back. -- nm - TWuG Jun 17, 13:14
    - i have much more detailed and intimate conversations here that i would never ever have there. also, we share stories about our friends - Andie Jun 17, 13:08
    - because this end is where people say things they don't want on FB. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 13:06 2
      - (The dual-identity thing is honestly what's odd to me, but I understand concerns.) - JaxSean Jun 17, 13:09
      - This end is a revolving door. and honestly, there ain't much 'private' spread here. - Will Hunting Jun 17, 13:07
    - well, you are kind of in control of what you have on your FB page. - groiny Jun 17, 13:06
- I don't think it's possible to google for that last one -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 13:01
- damnit -- nm - oblique Jun 17, 13:01
Wait, which ones? That may seal the deal. -- nm - David Jun 17, 12:52 3
- Yeah, instead of adding new people, we really need to talk about who should get the boot. - prayformojo Jun 17, 12:59 2
  - AMBUSH ST -- nm - nubby Jun 17, 13:02
  - aw fuck. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 17, 13:00
this is a primary concern, yes -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 12:51
Personally, I think Vermin or anyone else who wants to should link all they want. They don't need Bery to make a button. If we eventually find a - mara Jun 17, 12:51 33
- you don't appreciate that some of us have privacy concerns, among others? -- nm - b. Jun 17, 12:57 22
  - While I appreciate these concerns, you all know that privacy on the web is an illusion. - TWuG Jun 17, 13:01
  - Not really. This is a public forum. We're responsible for our own information. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 17, 13:00 6
    - It's also a forum of, I thought, friends, who might respect other's concerns even if they don't agree with them. -- nm - ty97 Jun 17, 13:01 5
      - I respect concerns...but I'm not abiding by the basic idea that this is a closed community becuase some people say so. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 17, 13:02 4
        
        no, it's a closed community because that's how it *works*. - znufrii Jun 17, 13:04 1
        
        Lots of big words in this post to mean "But that's what I'm used to!" -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 17, 13:12
        
        I guess I'm searching for the balance between the concerns of some posted and the ease of technology for others. - ty97 Jun 17, 13:04 1
        
        I think the end decision is that it's not going to happen anyway. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 17, 13:07
  - Is there a rule currently in place against linking to ST posts? -- nm - mara Jun 17, 12:58 12
    - I never thought of it before. if people do that, I'm not happy about it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 12:59 8
      - LOOSI? NOT HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING?????? - Dr.Vermin Jun 17, 13:02
      - You've missed previous conversations about attracting new people? You missed Bery creating an ST Twitter account? -- nm - mara Jun 17, 13:01 5
        
        Link me to the ST Twitter, pls? - con_carne Jun 17, 13:08 2
        
        Where are searching? I just googled slackertalk twitter and it was the first result: http://twitter.com/slackertalk -- (link) - mara Jun 17, 13:11 1
        
        Ah, the search I was doing was searching Tweets, rather than Twitter accounts. Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 13:13
        
        *people I know* don't follow that account. Some ST folks are FB friends with people I know. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 13:03
        
        but truthfully, ST's twitter account gets about as much action as pixie -- nm - oblique Jun 17, 13:02
      - *signs up for Twitter* nm -- nm - groiny Jun 17, 13:00
    - It's not so much that we *can't*, generally speaking it's that we *don't* -- nm - znufrii Jun 17, 12:59 1
      - And we all know that we can. We always could. It's a public forum. -- nm - mara Jun 17, 13:00
    - of course not. -- this is really upsetting me, and I don't need that right now. -- nm - b. Jun 17, 12:59
  - yeah, this is me. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 12:58
- In fact, I may be one of the few people who have linked to an ST post on Twitter. Frankly, the huge majority of people following the link will be - mara Jun 17, 12:53 8
  - good point. -- nm - znufrii Jun 17, 12:58
  - even just the archaic design can do that. A lot of sites today are designed so you can immediately tell what the appetizing content is. ST is ... - Beryllium Jun 17, 12:55 6
    - Fuck with the foundation at your peril. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jun 17, 12:57
    - (This is why I included some Sidebar items on the survey - the sidebar is a part of the problem) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 12:56
    - Don't even think about it. I'll anarchist all over you if you orange us up! -- nm - ty97 Jun 17, 12:56 3
      - I'm all about choice and backward-compatibility in this regard. A skin, when properly implemented, can be a user preference. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 12:57 2
        
        Which is partly why I suggested a bit of a revamp in the CSS simply because you could use things like greasemonkey or stylish much more effectively - oblique Jun 17, 13:01 1
        
        yes, that's definitely one of the suggestions that appeals to me :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 13:01
- yeah, getting me to do it is way too socialist ....... ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 12:52

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