Post B5a8aqkU9st6kdouGW by decryption@aus.social
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 (DIR) Post #B5a8aqEE5p5F8aj8z2 by decryption@aus.social
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       gough lui has an excellent post on how the internet is "link hostile" these days as platforms want to you to remain on their little section of the internet, regardless of how useful your link may be - it's a damn shame as the hyperlink is one of the best things about the world wide web, the hyperlink *is* the world wide webhttps://goughlui.com/2026/04/22/now-unwelcome-why-i-left-ozbargain-the-link-hostile-nature-of-internet-discourse/
       
 (DIR) Post #B5a8aqWJ0bXs2fBaAC by wezm@mastodon.decentralised.social
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       @decryption what a fail on OzBargain's part.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5a8aqkU9st6kdouGW by decryption@aus.social
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       @wezm another case of a rule designed to stop spammers actually stopping genuine contributors
       
 (DIR) Post #B5a8bJvTg5ubF8BavQ by wezm@mastodon.decentralised.social
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       @decryption indeed."We can't allow this site and then not others as we need to be consistent."I don't get this. It's not a democracy, it's their own site with their own rules. Seems easy to either explicitly grant Gough the privilege of linking to his own site or say anyone can link to their own content if it's high value and not shameless self-promotion.