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Help wanted!
So GCTwitter is now in working order. We could do some tidying up, improve the template etc (and I could use some webmastering help!), but basically we have our very own thread capture engine and blog.
It's here: http://gctwitter.com/
So GCTwitter is now in working order. We could do some tidying up, improve the template etc (and I could use some webmastering help!), but basically we have our very own thread capture engine and blog.
It's here: http://gctwitter.com/
I'm plugging away capturing my own threads at the moment (what possessed me to write a book on Twitter again?) but the idea would be to invite all the great thread writers in our community to join if they were willing.
How it works:
To capture a thread, I need the Tweet ID of the LAST tweet in the thread proper (not the trailing comments, unrolls, etc). So for example in this thread.... https://twitter.com/radicalhag/status/1109363045342633985
To capture a thread, I need the Tweet ID of the LAST tweet in the thread proper (not the trailing comments, unrolls, etc). So for example in this thread.... https://twitter.com/radicalhag/status/1109363045342633985
...I need the ID of the tweet indicated by the arrow, not the top one, and not Sizzle's comment:
To get that, click on the tweet of interest so it's highlighted - I've shown it in yellow but you just want the text to stand out in a large font:
Then look at the URL in the browser address bar:
I need the number at the end of the link - that's the Tweet id.
So in this case the link is https://twitter.com/radicalhag/status/1156143124894408704 and the number is 1156143124894408704
So in this case the link is https://twitter.com/radicalhag/status/1156143124894408704 and the number is 1156143124894408704
I plug the number 1156143124894408704 into my incredibly clever script (ha!), and it goes and gets all the tweets in the thread, collects up their associated images and links, puts it all together, creates a wordpress post and uploads it to GCTwitter.
Not sure how well this will work on a phone - getting the link to the tweet is a start but I really need the ID otherwise it's going to be a huge amount of browsing around.
I've also got a bit of functionality which will allow the script to stop at a particular tweet if the thread is in reply to a conversation - haven't really tested this yet but it'll be useful for the impromptu brilliance that happens when women let rip in a convo!
The difference between us and eg ThreadReaderApp is that we're also using it as an archive, i.e. if the user gets suspended or the content is deleted, we're not taking the post down. So we need the explicit permission of the person who wrote the thread.
I imagine it's ok to get general permission to capture their threads. In some cases they might prefer to give permission per thread or not at all - that's their prerogative. It'll be VERY useful if we accumulate permissions and last tweet ids under this so I can plug through.
People whose threads I would love to have on the site include @janeclarejones, @FondOfBeetles , @therestofus5 , @LaraAdamsMille1 , @hatpinwoman , @HairyLeggdHarpy , @SwipeWright , @zaelefty , @tryingattimes , @LilyLilyMaynard , @MForstater and many others.
So I need some help from the community:
1) finding the great threads and their writers
2) getting their permission and posting it here
3) posting the id of the last tweet so I can run the script
1) finding the great threads and their writers
2) getting their permission and posting it here
3) posting the id of the last tweet so I can run the script
Like so: @FondOfBeetles could I have your permission to post the gamete thread here on GCTwitter? : https://twitter.com/FondOfBeetles/status/1133120326844506112
using tweet id 1133355329675247618 to start at this tweet https://twitter.com/FondOfBeetles/status/1133355329675247618
using tweet id 1133355329675247618 to start at this tweet https://twitter.com/FondOfBeetles/status/1133355329675247618
Sticking my thread of threads on here so I can pin GCTwitter: https://twitter.com/radicalhag/status/1111648103881416705
