I don't pay for my GitHub account so that I can have some goofy ranking, or spend 10 minutes wondering, "Is this site really affiliated with GitHub?" If it keeps up, I'll probably migrate to BitBucket at some point.
What on earth are you talking about?
If you don't care care about your ranking, nobody is forcing you to care. (Yet, you might switch to a rival platform because...?)
It's pretty obvious really. The sites are a distraction I don't want, and they're a distraction I wouldn't have with BitBucket.
Yes, in this case it's just a stupid ranking, but in the past there have been more serious fakes, where GitHub has had to step in and tell people a site isn't related to them.
If you're so concerned, then if it's not on github.com or not advertised via blog.github.com ... ignore it!
I mean, we're not talking about Phishing here. We're talking about a user who is annoyed that he stumbled upon a site and is unsure if he should like it or not. Almost sounds like an odd form of brand loyalty. "I can't decide if i should like this or not"
Really odd form of brand loyalty. "Things are diluting the brand I like, I'm going to switch to a competitor so I don't have to worry about liking things related to the brand I like"
How would you even know about the site, unless you had read about it on HN?
How would moving to BitBucket keep you from reading about it on HN?
If after you read about it on HN, you spent lots of time playing with it or reading and arguing in these comments, and you regret spending that time... how can you blame GitHub for that, and again how will moving to BitBucket help exactly?
Yep, it's pretty obvious, really. That you're very confused.
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What on earth are you talking about?
If you don't care care about your ranking, nobody is forcing you to care. (Yet, you might switch to a rival platform because...?)
It's pretty obvious really. The sites are a distraction I don't want, and they're a distraction I wouldn't have with BitBucket.
Yes, in this case it's just a stupid ranking, but in the past there have been more serious fakes, where GitHub has had to step in and tell people a site isn't related to them.
The site you are under no obligation to use and up until 17 minutes ago weren't aware of is a "distraction"?
Really now? https://github.com. Done.
No kidding.
If you're so concerned, then if it's not on github.com or not advertised via blog.github.com ... ignore it!
I mean, we're not talking about Phishing here. We're talking about a user who is annoyed that he stumbled upon a site and is unsure if he should like it or not. Almost sounds like an odd form of brand loyalty. "I can't decide if i should like this or not"
Really odd form of brand loyalty. "Things are diluting the brand I like, I'm going to switch to a competitor so I don't have to worry about liking things related to the brand I like"
How would you even know about the site, unless you had read about it on HN?
How would moving to BitBucket keep you from reading about it on HN?
If after you read about it on HN, you spent lots of time playing with it or reading and arguing in these comments, and you regret spending that time... how can you blame GitHub for that, and again how will moving to BitBucket help exactly?
Yep, it's pretty obvious, really. That you're very confused.