Can someone explain this weird pattern? · 5:15am Jul 24th, 2016
So, this is something that I've always wondered about. There's no science behind it, I'm sure--unless everypony is conspiring, in which case, wow--but it's something that seems to fall into a pattern.
I long on here pretty much every day, usually several times a day, because seeing that little red mark near the top of the screen for notifications makes me smile. Lets me know ponies are still enjoying my stuff. As such, I usually leave it for a few days, but then nothing happens. It stays at the same number--usually 1 to 3--for several days, sometimes over a week. So eventually, I click it and the red number goes away.
And then, within two or three days, a new random notification will pop up. Makes me smile, of course, but it just seems kind of odd. It's almost like I don't get new notifications until I remove the old ones. Anypony else seem to run across this, or am I just weird?
Are you talking the feed or notifications?
Notifications are cleared out after a certain amount of time, whether you click on them or not.
That's the verbiage right there.
They system's weird, either way. At least you're getting views, right?
Can't say I have, though I doubt I get enough traffic for there to be a pattern to notice in the first place. Anyways, I guess that means you should just check your notifications as soon as they come up, then you'll have 2 more waiting for. Of course, this is only true if your pattern holds. Until next time,
-Sphinx
4110919 I've often wondered if I should do that. "Hm...if I clear this now, does that mean I'll keep getting more and more?" It sure seems to fall into the "more often than not" field.
4109911 Not quite what I meant. I know they go away automatically after a set time, but I meant when I actively remove them and then new ones show up.
Example: I currently have two notifications, both regarding people who liked some stories. They're both 3 days old, and (besides the comments on this blog) I haven't received any more. If I leave them unclicked, I don't seem to get any more notifications. But as soon as I click them and my screen clears, then it seems like within two or three days I suddenly have a new notifications. It's as if ponies sit and wait until there's nothing before going, "Okay, now I'll add this story to my favorites."