What’s missing?
Currently the default deliminator to separate threaded tweets is ---, which is identical to what is used for defining Front Matter blocks.
While the docs do mention the deliminator can be customized, to reduce mistakes for new users by making threads easier to parse and debug, a more obvious default deliminator should be used.
Why?
As demonstrated below, it can be difficult to parse for a series of tweets that include Front Matter.
---
media:
- file: thread.jpg
alt: A giant ball of yarn
---
🧵 Here is a thread...
---
---
media:
- file: cat.jpg
alt: A cat
- file: dog.jpg
alt: A dog
---
Here are some cute animals!
---
---
poll:
- Banana
- Mango
---
Which fruit is more delicious?
---
What just happened?
Suggested Alternative
Use some more obvious default deliminator such as ______.
---
media:
- file: thread.jpg
alt: A giant ball of yarn
---
🧵 Here is a thread...
______
---
media:
- file: cat.jpg
alt: A cat
- file: dog.jpg
alt: A dog
---
Here are some cute animals!
______
---
poll:
- Banana
- Mango
---
Which fruit is more delicious?
______
More difficult to misread, no?
What’s missing?
Currently the default deliminator to separate threaded tweets is
---, which is identical to what is used for defining Front Matter blocks.While the docs do mention the deliminator can be customized, to reduce mistakes for new users by making threads easier to parse and debug, a more obvious default deliminator should be used.
Why?
As demonstrated below, it can be difficult to parse for a series of tweets that include Front Matter.
Suggested Alternative
Use some more obvious default deliminator such as
______.