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Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#11
post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"twitter can't be blank" Why not?

so does the last name, for some reason last name can't be blank, do we have to use our last names? it's not a must. why is it compulsory? I don't know why it's not public to some people, i just signed up it was not as cool as i expected http://ruky.svbtle.com/trying-my-thing-with-svblte

clearly, it's because they don't want royalty to join! ;)

(AFAIK, most royal families dont have last names)

Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#12
post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"twitter can't be blank" Why not?

so does the last name, for some reason last name can't be blank, do we have to use our last names? it's not a must. why is it compulsory? I don't know why it's not public to some people, i just signed up it was not as cool as i expected http://ruky.svbtle.com/trying-my-thing-with-svblte

Surprised they don't also ask for your Klout score.

Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#16

It appeared to only be open for a few moments. It was then redirecting to /apply. As of a few moments ago you could /signup again, but the accounts beings created have issues. Jeepers Creepers, boys! Get your act together.

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Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#18
Isn't this like shooting themselves in the foot? Svbtle exclusivity was the only differentiator, guaranteeing at least some quality of the content. Now it's gone and so Svbtle turns from a notable content source to just another blogging platform.

What am I missing?

Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#19

As of 11:58PM CST, that web page says: "Want to be a part of the network? Awesome. But for now, we’re invite-only. You can apply for an account below, and we’ll send an invitation when we’re ready."

Approx 1:40 AM EST:

    "Want to be a part of the network? Awesome. But for now,
    we’re invite-only. You can apply for an account below, 
    and we’ll send an invitation when we’re ready."
Okay, great. So...

    "Something went wrong, and an error has occurred."

Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#20

It appeared to only be open for a few moments. It was then redirecting to /apply. As of a few moments ago you could /signup again, but the accounts beings created have issues. Jeepers Creepers, boys! Get your act together.

Probably a bad PR stunt. Not sure why they'd need that though; I'd rate their competition Medium at best...
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