@Deadfast said in It semms Jeff Atwood has deleted his twitter account:
They don't block it, they temporarily pause it. For me a page break is a positive as it forces me to actually think about the information I just read for a short moment.
That's a very interesting way to frame it which I had not considered, but I would view it as an unintended side effect (we can't serve that much info over a modem! 56k warning there are lots of images!) rather than something that was intentionally built to encourage introspection and reading.
But I definitely agree with your thesis: how do we get people to read? And for me, it's about not having to click "next page" over and over and over until I'm dead. Pagination is not the way, other methods might help though? 🤔
@boomzilla said in It semms Jeff Atwood has deleted his twitter account:
You act like you have some kind of expertise about "civilized discourse"and community but your posts and history tell a different story.
I think my accomplishments speak for themselves. I've done much in this world.
- Do I think "one size fits all"? No. There should be lots of websites, lots of different software.
- Am I right about every little detail? Hell no. However, I am right about first principles, e.g. people should always treat each other with caring, empathy, and respect. All (humans) are created equal, of the people, by the people, for the people, etc.
- Did I see a dangerous, unsustainable synanon culture of debasement and criticism here back in 2014? Absolutely yes. I am seeing it is better now and that's the goal. Not "force everyone to use the software exactly my way" but "let's build communities that can survive, whatever software you choose."
@Arantor said in It semms Jeff Atwood has deleted his twitter account:
The worst part is that a place like this is almost certainly more well adjusted for the most part than “civilised Discourse” style communities. People here say what they actually think, rightly and wrongly.
It's incredible to me you consider that "saying what you actually think" incompatible with being kind and caring and empathetic to others. That's a deep misunderstanding of what civilized discourse is. It's covered in the video; I recommend watching the whole thing, where Jon Stewart literally says civilized discourse in the same way I mean it:
https://youtu.be/aFQFB5YpDZE?t=267
(for the record, Crossfire no longer exists. And Tucker no longer wears bowties.)
@Gribnit said in It semms Jeff Atwood has deleted his twitter account:
You should have a talk with our local fellow indexing contrarian.
You should have a look at what Discourse serves when you set your user agent to googlebot.
And I've said my piece and will now shut up.