X (formerly twitter) account looks obsolete (when it is not)

[jtnord]

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Summary

probably an X thing, but it looks like https://x.com/jenkinsci is unmaintained and contains obsolete content.
(when you are not logged in).
So users following the link from the website footer see obsolete content.. looks very different on my mobile when I am authenticated.
Not sure there is anything we can do that is in our control, but maybe pinning (and unpinning) some more recent posts may help? (I have zero idea how X decides what posts to show, but it appears to be based on likes?)

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Reproduction steps

1. ensure you are not logged in to X (formerly twitter)
2. visit jenkins.io
3. on the footer clock the link to "X (formerly twitter)
4. Look at the content of the page/posts, see it is mostly outdated. the first tweet is about Jenkins-X!)

[dduportal]

Hello @gounthar @darinpope @MarkEWaite @alyssat (sorry Alyssa I initially forgot you had a GitHub handle), it looks like this issue is related to the Evangelist and/or board teams as there are no actionnables for the infra team.

[alyssat]

I see the same content as what @jtnord mentioned above, when not logged in. Once i'm logged into X tweets are up to date. This is the info when asked uncle Google :)

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Yes, as of recent updates, X (formerly Twitter) requires users to log in to their account to see the latest tweets on a smartphone; you cannot view the timeline without being signed in.
Key points:
No public timeline access:
Unlike before, you can no longer browse the latest tweets on X without logging into an account.
Limited viewing without login:
While you might see some trending topics without logging in, you cannot fully access or interact with content without an account.

[timja]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitter/comments/1awp02k/why_do_some_accounts_when_not_logged_in_show_in/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37920399

Looks like the only way to fix it is with a gold tick which costs 4 figures a month.

close as won't fix?

[gounthar]

Thanks a lot for diagnosing, @alyssat. 🙏

[jtnord]

would something as simple as pinning the last tweet not be useful (and then unpinning when a new tweet is published).
If that is too hard, how about pinning a tweet that says something like "to see the latest tweets ensure you are logged in, this account is not dead"? (if you are not logged in you may well not be used to twitter).
or are pinned tweets not even shown?

[timja]

I don't think its pinned its based on number of likes

For the logged out profile page, it appears that the posts are ordered in approximately descending order based on the number of likes.

[jtnord]

I don't think its pinned its based on number of likes

I am talking about the ability to "pin" a tweet and where it is ordered.

For example https://x.com/travisband shows the pinned tweet at the top for me (and its not a gold tick, just a blue one)?
This does not have the most likes, retweets, nor is the most recent tweet.

[timja]

Worth a try

[MarkEWaite]

I've pinned the post https://twitter.com/jenkinsci/status/1889422580584685904

[timja]

That worked for me