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Site Post » Group Thread Notifications · 7:38pm Mar 19th, 2014
This was actually the first thing I changed yesterday but with all the roleplaying stuff it got glossed over...
As a temporary measure, group thread notifications are off. They were making up about 90% of our notifications and were enormously problematic. In the near future you will find them in your content feed instead, but for now there's always the groups page in your user toolbar.
Oh now you add the cute pony pic to ease the bad news.
I was wondering about that…
'bout damn time.
Yes!
There's a good little knighty.
I am soothed by the Fluttershy.
I already have all of mine turned off except small groups. They get kinda annoying for me.
Yeah, we were wondering about that...
Out of curiosity, how does moving the notifications to the content feed cause less problems than keeping it in the notifications bar?
I give that decision many huzzahs, my friend!
My notifications are 90 per cent cleaner.
People are still going to complain about this, probably. The truth is that it's Knighty's site and he can do what he wants, if you like it or not. That's the sad truth, but it's still the truth.
Still, he's been trying to fix the problems so the site doesn't crash, and for that I thank him. It's not like he's getting rich of this site or anything. Good on ya, Knighty. Don't let constant complainers get to you. This is still my favourite site on the web, and I'd rather have it working well.
Now mah content feed will be a gigantic mess!
Oh well.
i.imgur.com/LUmnb.gif
Well, there's the problem that it's a bit harder to see when threads are made because they don't show up as notifs, but okay.
I can't help but approve. Group threads can be a bane on my existence. If I see a social notification I'd like it to be about a comment or fav or watch.
Hm. Okay. I can live with that (no wonder I only had two notifications today!
).
Honestly, I liked it when we could check the threads in our notifications, but you know, whatever you'd like to do, you are the Great and Powerful Knighty.
But I would like something else that has the group threads in it besides the group tab, but that's just me. I guess this means I'll have to check up more on the groups I like...
I never understood why they were in notifications to begin with. They're content akin to blog posts.
I am actually pretty happy about this.
This is probably, in my personal opinion, going to be a better system for the site and its running. Sure, it'll take some getting used to, but I'm sure we can manage. Right, guys?
...
Right?
Can't wait to see how many people are going to B'AAAAAWWW about this one
As long as the group threads wont be blocked with social site updates off.
Well, I suppose that is sorta alright.
Although I wish their was still a way to know when a thread comes out...
Glad to see that change was made, it got to the point where I would be gone for a day or two and come back to find 300+ notifications
Will they be collapsible like the "stories added" posts?
I support the new changes. :3
Probably the best change you made there, Knighty. Those things get really annoying.
But how will I find out about what the latest "Would you stay and live in Equestria with pony X if you had to have [Insert degrading anatomical rearrangement and/or references to constant cumflation here] done to you?" thread is in the clop group!?
1939280 You could turn them off for particular groups!? Praise Knighty for fantastic features! Curse my utter lack of discernment!
Guess this does not effect me as I turned off notifications to my feed from the groups I am in when I join them.
I prefer to actually go to the groups to see what is happening at them.
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Now now, Princess, a pony of your status should not speak with such a snarky tone of voice.
FUCKING FINALLY
Thanks knighty.
1939339 I'm the Princess, I do what I want. *flies away on my pet rainicorn*
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...Okay then.
I was really confused when I didn't get 60+ notifications from groups today. Thank you.
Well, that explains my problems. Is it the same with replies?
1939367 No, all other notifications are still working normally.
1939369 Oh. I guess i just haven't talked to anyone since yesterday... While i can talk to you, mind holding a poll for new Emoticons?
Content feed? What's that? Are you talking about the icon with the planet Earth on it?
RNIEUD FREOEVR
Yay! a step in a positive direction!
It's not to bad really, it will help me organize a little better, the only problem would be I have to turn off all the story notifications in each group, because they really mess up my feed
:)
1939306 Same here. I never quite liked the current setup, because "somebody commented on my story" and "some yahoo I don't know made a thread in a gigantic group" look the same at first glance, and one of those things is something I'm much more interested in than the other!
I'm surprised how many people are expressing joy over the change for making it so that they don't get spammed by group threads. You guys know you could turn those off for a group?
1939279 Fluttershy tames my hatred and anger. Though I wouldn't mind seeing this 1939281 question answered. How does the movement ease server traffic? Even if it doesn't I still support the measure, the site doesn't let me turn off fimfiction's desktop notifications, so this change means I won't be harassed by that annoying box in the corner every twenty seconds while writing.
1939289 That is a great gif for this situation whether you support this or not.
Thanks for the update. I was wondering why all of a sudden my group notifications were gone. Here I thought it was something I had done on my end.
This actually makes notifications much cleaner for me, as you pointed out: thank you.
Although, my feed's still blown up.
hooray for mass unfollowing day
My feed was spammed with a thousand or so items when I joined the Writer's group, so this seems like it will be a refreshing change.
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I presume it has something to do with the way the site processes feed updates as opposed to notifications, but probably only knighty knows for sure.
I may not like it but I'll deal with it.