Add Facebook to the list if linkable sites

[andrewducker]

Title:
Add Facebook to the list if linkable sites

Area:
Posts

Summary:
I can link to other DW users, LJ users, Twitter users, etc. Can we add FB to the list?

Description:
https://www.facebook.com/TheAndrewDucker links to me, for instance. I'd like to be able to use the standard DW user name=theandrewducker site=facebook.com to make this link work.

Poll #11605 Add Facebook to the list if linkable sites

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 66

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Should be implemented as-is.
24 (36.4%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
1 (1.5%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
21 (31.8%)

(I have no opinion)
19 (28.8%)

(Other: please comment)
1 (1.5%)

Comments

[azurelunatic]

A technical note: adding a site to the legion of can-make-a-user-link goes about like this:

Figure out what their user profile (& main space, if different) links are shaped like.
Figure out what picture to use for the userhead.
Copy and modify the relevant code from one of the other sites on the list.
Submit the patch and wait for someone else to check it for typos.

(Someone who has done this may be able to correct me on details.)