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Re:Why it took a long time to build the tiny link preview on... by tim333 on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @12:04AM (#16909766)
Well 4 years to officially release. It's been available as a beta since 2014 and I've been using it for ages https://lifehacker.com/the-best-wikipedia-features-still-in-...
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Re:Why it took a long time to build the tiny link preview on... by anotherfounder on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @02:43PM (#16915413)
How many of those readers would know that you have to create an account and then know to turn it on?
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Re:Why it took a long time to build the tiny link preview on... by ckoerner on Thursday April 26, 2018 @03:52PM (#16935054)
None. They don't need to know that. The feature is on by default without logging-in.
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