Add what Twitter's missing
Productivity
thread editor
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How HN took it
8 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 5 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for posting longer content to Twitter
From 1 comment
I have used this app many times. Love it to post larger content to Twitter which had way more value then just a link to a blog post for example. I think it provides a lot of…
AdriaanvRossum on HN
Threads are a good format for content
From 2 comments
From my personal experience, people are more likely to read and share threads for a number of reasons: * They don't have to go off platform. * the base tweet can be much more eye…
Jetroid on HNThreads is my type of content in Twitter and I got a lot of RTs after writing few good threads. Completely agree that Twitter’s UI for writing threads is pain.
iskin on HN
Objections
Editing tweets after they gain traction could be abused
From 1 comment
I may be alone in this, but I genuinely think editing is bad a feature in the context of the way twitter works. Considering the problems it already has a platform, the last thing…
lefrenchy on HN
Interface is very slow with input lag
From 1 comment
Seems useful, but my feedback is it's almost unusable slow. So much lag on input. I'm using FireFox on Mac
mistersys on HN
Threads are less clear than blog posts for conversations
From 1 comment
However, it can also be argued this makes following the thread and the generated conversation cumbersome and confusing.
city41 on HN
Requests
Delayed publishing
From 2 comments
What I need is not editing but delayed publishing.
oweiler on HNProbably would be best to put a time limit on it - first five minutes you can edit and then you're done. I know I've sent more than my fair share of tweets only to realize I'd…
SketchySeaBeast on HN
Show edit history
From 1 comment
They should have an Edit feature and ALSO display edit history. So, you will see the most recent version of the tweet but can also see the edit history. Nothing will be hidden…
kvothe_ on HN
Questions
How does editing work without Twitter support for edits
From 1 comment
How does editing work given Twitter doesn't support editing tweets? Looking at the demo (https://twitter.com/chirrapp/status/1282608419321643009) I think it removes the tweet you…
lucraft on HN
Does editing lose likes and retweets of later tweets
From 1 comment
So it does lose the likes and retweets of the tweets after the edited tweet?
AdriaanvRossum on HN
Alternatives named
Writing a blog post and linking to it
From 1 comment
Why not just write a blog and post a link to it?
Finnucane on HN
Pleroma fediverse
From 1 comment
Cool idea. I'm happy with Pleroma though tbh.... I have a feeling fediverse will win in the long run.
robobro on HN