Quick Posting / Embedding Tip

[Mr. Scot]

I'd been trying out different mobile browsers to see what worked best with the board (Brave used to be good but wasn't cutting it these days).

My Choice: Firefox (Android)

Unlike some others, Firefox embeds links on the first try. The method that works best is to make the change from "x" to "Twitter" in a separate editor (note taking apps tend to work) then paste it in as plain text. Doing this, I've yet to have an issue.

Also worth noting that this browser doesn't give you the little "broken link" sign when you post an emoji like a lot of others do.

Hope that helps

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Of course if you can't spell or type for sh-t, you're lazy about editing and/or your grammar sucks, a browser isn't going to help that

[ForJimmy]

@TheSpecialJuan

[HaricotVert]

or ya know... maybe post from sources and platforms that are not so nakedly political

[PanthersATL]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

Also worth noting that this browser doesn't give you the little "broken link" sign when you post an emoji like a lot of others do.

broken link, like the broken one here? LOL if so

[PanthersATL]

Just now, HaricotVert said:

or ya know... maybe post from sources and platforms that are not so nakedly political

fingers crossed for BlueSky embeds to come with the board update

at least all the schedule reveals will be on the youtube

 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, PanthersATL said:

broken link, like the broken one here? LOL if so

Hera a screenshot from mine...

It's your browser. Doesn't matter who posted it or with what.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, HaricotVert said:

or ya know... maybe post from sources and platforms that are not so nakedly political

Politics affects software interactions?

[HaricotVert]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Politics affects software interactions?

Using that as a source drives traffic and revenue for a site that has made a choice to be inherently political.

People talk about keeping the politics out and yet source content from a site that cannot be separated from their politics.

Its particularly cool when all you get is a link with not even a headline so you dont know if your clicking into a story about the Panthers or Shakira's fuzzy sock preferences

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, HaricotVert said:

Using that as a source drives traffic and revenue for a site that has made a choice to be inherently political.

People talk about keeping the politics out and yet source content from a site that cannot be separated from their politics.

Its particularly cool when all you get is a link with not even a headline so you dont know if your clicking into a story about the Panthers or Shakira's fuzzy sock preferences

Yeeeeah...I don't really give a sh-t.

I'm just here to talk about Panthers news.

[PanthersATL]

24 minutes ago, HaricotVert said:

 

Its particularly cool when all you get is a link with not even a headline so you dont know if your clicking into a story about the Panthers or Shakira's fuzzy sock preferences

or if you have a privacy filter on your internet connection that blocks third-party embeds, and all we see is a screen full of "this site blocked, this site blocked" without any comments or copy-n-paste to indicate what the embed happened to be of

[Bear Hands]

Oh internet

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

Oh internet

Should I have investigated the political leanings of Mozilla before endorsing Firefox?

[HaricotVert]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeeeeah...I don't really give a sh-t.

I'm just here to talk about Panthers news.

Im not trying to start anything or make any statements beyond how frustrating it is when its just a blind link to a site some people choose not to use.

 

So in that regard thanks for the OP.  Maybe that will help.

Edited 18 hours ago by HaricotVert

[jfra78]

When Twitter first changed to X I was able to get it to embed with various tricks. When those stopped working, I stopped trying and don't really blame anyone now for posting links and not embedding.  I'm not going to download a new browser just to be able to embed on this forum.  Hopefully Igo was serious when he said he was going to fix it.  

Edited 18 hours ago by jfra78