Short answer: No.
tl;dr answer: There's no tagging function in place unless you manually tag them using markdown, and that still wouldn't notify them. That would be a bandaid solution at best.
I still use it with a couple of friends on a private server.
Who's really "being a shit" here? I see nobody else being hostile but you. Accusing people of that which you are doing yourself is called "projection".
Nobody else is pedantically picking apart silly things like wording and terminology and then lashing out at others. Just you. We all knew what he meant. Were you ever told as a kid to "pick your battles"? Do you know what that means? Not everything deserves a response.
What's the matter, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and decide to take it out on the world? Significant other break up with you or cheat on you? Got fired? Did your pet die? Why are you so angry at the world? What did it ever do to you? None of those things (whichever is applicable) is our problem.
Please, let's leave those kinds of toxic, hostile behaviors on the dead bird site and reddit where they belong. We're trying to build something new here.
Otherwise, "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" and people are just going to report you for repeated incivility and offensive language.
EDIT: And your reply has been reported too. Since all you know is how to behave like a child, maybe we should all treat you like one.
"loginwalled" then. We know what he means.
There are no gymnastics necessary since he's not "our" Kirk. He's an alternate timeline Kirk. The only time we see the "real" Kirk (Lt. Kirk) is at the end of this episode where La'an space-Facetimes him.
Just after he said "oh noes if you vote for her, taxes would go up 25 to 30 per cent and businesses would flee the city."
Quite the about-face. His handlers must've told him to change his tune.
Lol. "I have no interest in your response, I will not be responding" is like shoving your fingers in your ears and yelling "La la la, I can't hear you".
So mature. Do you do this with everyone you disagree with or am I special?
Btw none of this "evidence" is evidence of anything (I already confirmed there was a meeting with an NDA, thanks for the evidence that supports what I just said!). The Medium link is an opinion and what's the cartoon supposed to be evidence of? Someone with an opinion who knows how to draw? How is a cartoon evidence of anything?
So again, you're believing rumour and gossip. You linked to blogs and opinions and call them sources. I linked to actual news articles (for the most part - you know, actual news reporting and actual quotes from sources) and then you got upset because I corrected you with actual facts of what is happening (not what someone thinks happened). You can provide all the links you want to every editorial/opinion you like but that is not proof. That is proof someone has an opinion. Opinions aren't backed up by anything, therefore they are not "proof". Anyone can scream "oh noes, the sky is falling" - that does not prove the sky is falling. I'm talking about facts.
You've been able to prove one thing, though - you'll believe anything as long as it's written and you can't ever be wrong. Gotcha.
I think we're done here. Have yourself a lovely day.
This is all ridiculous semantic arguments. Yes, you did say there was a deal. Now you're trying to walk it back.
The general consensus is that this was going to be a monetary offer to allow Instagram to further colonize the Fediverse by purchasing one of the larger servers.
Firstly, the last time I checked, "a monetary offer" is what person might otherwise call a deal. If you propose to give me money for something, that is a deal. And as I stated multiple times with proof, no such deal was made. You really don't like being wrong, do you?
Instagram and Facebook are owned by Meta. Meta is the controlling entity (Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, among other things). Whatever you choose to call it, Instagram or Meta, it is the same company. Potato, po-tah-to. They are in essence the same thing. But let's be factual: It was Meta, not Instagram who approached those admins and again your information is wrong. this article specifically says Meta, so this does this, and this, and this too
What you "heard" was rumours and fear-mongering. You have not offered one single solitary shred of proof. I have offered several to the contrary.
Huffman’s response to almost every question asked by Jay Peters reeks of spite. Every response has a passive (or not) aggressive undertone. The responses are laced with defensiveness. It’s the behavior of a petulant child. Huffman is trying to imply that third-party apps took advantage of Reddit to build successful businesses on the back of its API, but that’s simply not true. https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/15/reddit-blackout-third-party-apps/
Throughout the interview, Huffman repeatedly says that Reddit is “willing to work with the apps that are willing to work with us.” But that offer only seems to apply if you agree to the imminent deadline, agree to the as-proposed API pricing, and agree to not ask for any changes or further clarification.
Okay then. I guess by your logic, these are the actions of a person who cares about his users. By making the API access so economically unfeasible, it prices out the majority of developers (not saying it should be free, either but let's be reasonable).
If you're so convinced he wants to do good by the users (he doesn't) and nothing can change your mind, why are you here? Nothing we say is going to convince you and nothing you say is going to convince us. Not by any means trying to silence you, you have a right to your opinion but really, why are you here? I can produce article after article, quote after quote and none of it is going to change your position. What are you hoping to achieve?
He disregarded the protests as "noise". Of course he doesn't give a damn.
Let them die then. There's a point (that she's completely missing) about decentralization and not being beholden to billionaires to make the right decisions (they won't).
Just a suggestion, you might want to insert the word "allegedly" somewhere in there because Meta is refuting that assertion.
"To be clear: ‘No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that’s just not a thing" - Andy Stone, Meta's communications director
edit: yes I know that doesn't preclude the possibility of Meta hiring former Twitter employees and not making them part of the Threads team.