Smartphone users can do "very little" to stop security services getting "total control" over their devices, US whistleblower Edward Snowden tells the BBC in his first British TV interview.
In any case, like I said, you can disagree with the etiquette if you wish, but that is the ettiquette. So one shouldn’t be surprised when people disapprove of one breaking it.
Is this “etiquette” written down somewhere, or are you just using the word etiquette to describe your personal opinions about what you were hoping to read today?
Like most social rules, it is an unspoken one, so obviously not explicitly written down.
That being said, this particular piece of etiquette harkens all the way back to the classic web rule of “no necroing”, which is still a common unspoken rule in one form or another in many parts of the Web.
If you want to reference an old webpage, that’s fine, but in that case it’s best to not post it like it’s a new webpage, which is what this does.
No notice or even a single mention of how it’s over 10 years old.
You don’t like the unspoken rule, that’s fine. But don’t whine about it or act shocked when people complain.
No notice or even a single mention of how it’s over 10 years old in the post body. Duh.
50% of content in the fediverse is old reposts.
There is a wide chasm between 6-month-old reposts and nearly 15-years-old reposts.
In any case, OP was wondering why people disliked how old it was despite its relevance and I answered the question. You don’t have to like the answer. I have no interest in continuing this conversation. Good day.
Article from 2015.
And? It’s somehow less relevant now?
It’s not that it’s less relevant, only that it’s not generally considered good form in terms of web etiquette.
You can disagree if you wish (you are entitled to that right), but that is how it currently is usually.
Etiquette trumps having an ever-looming reality. Smh
False binary.
In any case, like I said, you can disagree with the etiquette if you wish, but that is the ettiquette. So one shouldn’t be surprised when people disapprove of one breaking it.
Is this “etiquette” written down somewhere, or are you just using the word etiquette to describe your personal opinions about what you were hoping to read today?
Like most social rules, it is an unspoken one, so obviously not explicitly written down.
That being said, this particular piece of etiquette harkens all the way back to the classic web rule of “no necroing”, which is still a common unspoken rule in one form or another in many parts of the Web.
If you want to reference an old webpage, that’s fine, but in that case it’s best to not post it like it’s a new webpage, which is what this does.
No notice or even a single mention of how it’s over 10 years old.
You don’t like the unspoken rule, that’s fine. But don’t whine about it or act shocked when people complain.
The date at the top of the article disagrees.
50% of content in the fediverse is old reposts.
No notice or even a single mention of how it’s over 10 years old in the post body. Duh.
There is a wide chasm between 6-month-old reposts and nearly 15-years-old reposts.
In any case, OP was wondering why people disliked how old it was despite its relevance and I answered the question. You don’t have to like the answer. I have no interest in continuing this conversation. Good day.