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What does "Sign in with Twitter to contribute" mean? Does that mean I get to contribute to the discussion by posting a reply if I sign in with Twitter? That's what "contribute" means to me, but it seems unlikely, especially given the relative paucity of posts in this discussion.

I wouldn't bother making a comment here to ask; normally I would just sign in and see for myself. But this app wants permission to make posts to my Twitter account, and I never, ever do that. (I hate it when I sign up for something and I later find a post in my timeline that says "A-hyuk hyuk, I just joined SomeSkeezyWebsite and I'm having a blast, LOL!")

Thank you for this comment! You're absolutely right - there was no reason for us to ask for write permission - fixed that.

I also think you're right about being clear when directing people to sign in (or do anything that requires them to give up their privacy) - we definitely need to rethink this.

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