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Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by tonyztan on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @06:54PM (#16972492)
> "your Signal"

Just to be clear, I am not affiliated with Signal in any way. I am just a user.

> "your freshly minted wiki page"

I am a regular contributor to Wikipedia, and I created the article on "collateral freedom" in January 2017[1] when I came across the topic because it satisfied Wikipedia's notability guidelines.[2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collateral_freedo...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability

Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by dang on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @02:25AM (#16974578)
You posted that Wikipedia link 4 times in this thread. That's a bit much, and also kind of dodgy to do without mentioning that you wrote it.
Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by tonyztan on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @03:10AM (#16974792)
> "4 times in this thread. That's a bit much"

Point taken, I'll be more careful in the future.

> "kind of dodgy to do without mentioning that you wrote it"

The article is completely neutral, cites reliable sources, has been reviewed by another editor[1], and abides by all Wikipedia policies. I do not personally gain anything from posting it here.

I didn't think the fact that I initially created the article was relevant to this conversation, because for all intents and purposes, it does not make a difference.[2] The article meets Wikipedia's standards, and anyone is free to edit it subject to the applicable content policies.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&typ...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ownership_of_content

Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by dang on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @01:38PM (#16979307)
I see your point, though it still feels a bit dodgy to me, and I suspect to many other HN readers. Fortunately it's a rare and borderline case so we don't need to worry about it too much.
Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by creddit on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @07:01PM (#16972544)
That was a typo (now fixed). Didn't mean to imply you were involved with Signal