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avsbst
·5 anni fa·discuss
Would refer to the guidelines [1] for this site:

> Be kind. Don't be snarky.

> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

> Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#comments
avsbst
·5 anni fa·discuss
Right on cue: "Meta.org will sunset March 31, 2022: Meta will be supported through March 31, 2022. In the lead up, we will work with you in transitioning to alternative open services. Read more."
avsbst
·5 anni fa·discuss
11:45ish they will put a banner up saying it's going to be shutdown end of May next year

Unfortunately archive.org is capturing the SVG logo from the site not the actual site so I can't prove the current state of the website but you can look at the last valid capture from 10/22: https://web.archive.org/web/20211022094334/https://www.meta....
avsbst
·5 anni fa·discuss
They started the process of shuttering it ~6 months ago. My partner worked there for ~3 years. Despite meeting all their metrics for user growth and activity it was a decision that came out of the blue. Guess we know why though? Can't have it conflicting with the brand.

I remember that two weeks before the decision came down, and she and her team got blindsided, she told me how a bioeng researcher emailed her telling her that without their tool they never would've found the connections and research needed to solve the problem they were working on. Not sure why they didn't just rebrand the tool and team, but it's probably just a blip to the facebook execs.