Re:Twitter rewrites developer policy to better support resea...
by andrewzah on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:06AM
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> The good/fun/interesting things are gone
Being a grammar nazi isn't good, fun, or interesting. It derails conversations, encourages know-it-alls, and the corrections are often not correct. /r/badlinguistics exists for a reason.
Giving native speakers unsolicited advice is annoying, even if one is correct.
> only stale propaganda and silly nonsense is left.
There are a lot of niche subreddits with great content. Filtering by keywords and a few power users makes for a better experience.
> You could block them.
I hate this argument. The fact that reddit has an API does not mean we should tolerate junk replies from bots. Blocking a bot only blocks it for me; that bot is still polluting discussions.
Being a grammar nazi isn't good, fun, or interesting. It derails conversations, encourages know-it-alls, and the corrections are often not correct. /r/badlinguistics exists for a reason.
Giving native speakers unsolicited advice is annoying, even if one is correct.
> only stale propaganda and silly nonsense is left.
There are a lot of niche subreddits with great content. Filtering by keywords and a few power users makes for a better experience.
> You could block them.
I hate this argument. The fact that reddit has an API does not mean we should tolerate junk replies from bots. Blocking a bot only blocks it for me; that bot is still polluting discussions.