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"Conservative" Blog Hot Air To Switch To Facebook Format For Posting Comments
Hot Air ^ | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 02/15/2016 1:32:04 PM PST by princeofdarkness

For almost ten years, Hot Air has utilized a proprietary, members-only comment system. In 2006, this kind of system made much sense, but Internet standards and technology have moved beyond this kind of system. Beginning tomorrow, Hot Air will move from its present proprietary closed-comment system to Facebook comments. At that time, native commenting functions will cease, and all comments will come through the Facebook interface.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: edmorrissey; hotair; hotgas; hotwindoutofhisass; hotwindoutohisass; newmedia
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Say good-bye to a once very good conservative website. Apparently the stupidity is strong at Salem. They could have gone with Disqus but choose the ZuckerBorg System.
1 posted on 02/15/2016 1:32:04 PM PST by princeofdarkness
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To: princeofdarkness

How long before Facebook suspends their account?


2 posted on 02/15/2016 1:34:36 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (Trump for me. I want to see Hillary, Bernie or any demoncrap crushed)
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To: princeofdarkness

Didn’t post/comment before, for sure won’t now. And marky mark will gain some more income to pay his 16 security guards.


3 posted on 02/15/2016 1:34:49 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: princeofdarkness

So in order to post at that conservative site, you have to post using software that censors conservative posts?


4 posted on 02/15/2016 1:35:41 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: princeofdarkness

This is what pansy azzes do. Screw Hot Air, they are all nauseous gas!


5 posted on 02/15/2016 1:36:08 PM PST by dforest
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To: Vince Ferrer

Yes, but that is what the establishment whores want. Facebook censorship!


6 posted on 02/15/2016 1:37:02 PM PST by dforest
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To: stocksthatgoup
How long before Facebook suspends their account?

As soon as someone says "muslim slime" or opines that obama is a goofy damned fool.

The Z-berg and his minions will have none of that.

And it's their playground and their ball...so...there it is.

7 posted on 02/15/2016 1:37:31 PM PST by OldSmaj
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Trump should be fine with it.

http://time.com/4091301/republican-debate-transcript-cnbc-boulder/

QUICK: Mr. Trump, let’s stay on this issue of immigration. You have been very critical of Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook who has wanted to increase the number of these H1Bs.

TRUMP: I was not at all critical of him. I was not at all. In fact, frankly, he’s complaining about the fact that we’re losing some of the most talented people. They go to Harvard. They go to Yale. They go to Princeton. They come from another country and they’re immediately sent out.

I am all in favor of keeping these talented people here so they can go to work in Silicon Valley.

QUICK: So you’re in favor of…

(CROSSTALK)

TRUMP: So I have nothing at all critical of him.


8 posted on 02/15/2016 1:38:49 PM PST by JediJones (RUSH LIMBAUGH on TED CRUZ: "This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan")
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To: princeofdarkness

Used to comment on baseball games at ESPN but they switched to this Facebook garbage too.

The comments went to almost zero.


9 posted on 02/15/2016 1:39:12 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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I don't do Facebook
Many people distrust them

This is, IMHO, a very bad move for their business model

10 posted on 02/15/2016 1:39:18 PM PST by HangnJudge (Cthulhu for President, why vote for a lesser Evil)
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To: princeofdarkness

Isn’t this the Salem / Hewitt property?


11 posted on 02/15/2016 1:40:13 PM PST by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: princeofdarkness

The comments there were the bed part. Always witty.

Too bad.


12 posted on 02/15/2016 1:42:25 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: princeofdarkness
I will never understand why no one else uses something like we have at FR. IMHO, this comment system is orders of magnitude superior to anything else in existence: you can easily go back to a comment being replied to, or find replies to a comment. It looks clean and is a pleasure to read. I have always thought that the Robinsons (assuming it is their work) should sell it.

As for HA, it always struck me as odd that the posters are almost as smart as we are at FR, but the bloggers are, generally speaking, maroons.

13 posted on 02/15/2016 1:43:31 PM PST by PlateOfShrimp
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Someone will eventually create a site like Facebook for conservatives. It wouldn’t be hard.


14 posted on 02/15/2016 1:54:01 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Yes. They bought it in the last couple of years I believe.


15 posted on 02/15/2016 1:57:21 PM PST by princeofdarkness (The GOP is the present version of 1940 France and it will only get worse.)
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Am I the only person in America that has never been on Facebook?

I am not starting now either Hot Air, you guys are stuck on stupid.


16 posted on 02/15/2016 1:59:21 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: princeofdarkness

HotAir has been about as conservative as the GoPe. I rarely post comments at that site and won’t miss it once it goes facebook.


17 posted on 02/15/2016 1:59:42 PM PST by wtd
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To: PlateOfShrimp

Pretty sad that their most conservative blogger ended up being Jazz Shaw, a moderate Republican from Upstate NY.


18 posted on 02/15/2016 2:01:43 PM PST by princeofdarkness (The GOP is the present version of 1940 France and it will only get worse.)
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FaceBook?

So, your Mom, your Boss and your entire high school graduating class will know that you had a boating accident and lost your guns?


19 posted on 02/15/2016 2:04:06 PM PST by moovova (Vote for Bernie...get free chit.)
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To: JediJones
Isn't this Thread about what Hot Air decided to do?

What does Trump have to with it? The answer is nothing.

Goodness, get to CVS ASAP and get the Vaccine. (tagline)

I thank the Good Lord every day that I am Immune to these CDS and TDS Virus Strains that have infested FR. I can't wait until Super Tuesday so this FR Civil War ceases.

Whichever Republican gets the Nod will be the person I am Voting for in November. Just say no to the wanna be Felon Hillary and Bernie the Bolshevik.

20 posted on 02/15/2016 2:04:41 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Get the CDS and TDS Vaccines before it's too late.)
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