I was thinking of how handy it would be to follow post activity with notifications. Then we can interact more easily by being notified when there is activity we requested to be made aware of elsewhere than on our own posts or comments.
So I opened a github request for a "Follow Posts" feature. Here is what is says, link includeld below:
Follow Posts is an option to receive notifications on comments done to a post, either because you commented yourself, or even without commenting you could optionally choose to "Watch" or "Follow" a post's activity. There is also the option to "unfollow" toggled within the post. Currently only replies to your own comments/posts are notified. We don't have the option to be alerted of other activity on the post.
It could even be done automatically with an "upvote", with the option to remove the "Follow" or "Watch" on the post, but that might be too much.
This feature will greatly impact interconnectivity in the social network aspect of Steemit. Users will be able to interact with other commenters, and the author, by seeing what is continually being added to a post that has content they are more interested in. Commenting will increase by some factor, and help increase activity on Steemit overall.
Github issue: Follow Posts Feature #679
I don't think there will be much objection to implementing this, and hopefully sooner than later :)
This will greatly affect interconnectivity on posts and activity on Steemit overall.
What do you think?
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@krnel
2016-11-20, 10:29am EST
Absolutely! I've only been here a few weeks and I already have lost conversations that I wish I could find again. Probably people are bringing further information to the subject, but I'll never know.
And what's with the six deep limit on threads?
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All blogs have a limit to comment depth. Some are only 2-3 levels. Facebook has 2 max?
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Hmmm. This seems to be "out of character" for you Kris, aside from the "rewauested" word. What word were you trying to use there? Perhaps I fail to understand what you're asking for in your github request. To track activity on posts all you need to do is look at your @krnel "homepage" by clicking on your avatar. The Replies link will take you to replies to your comments and you will get notified by a red number on your avatar when there is activity.
What am I missing?
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Ok, I have updated the github with an example to make it more clear. Usually people understand the "follow" feature from Facebook through "liking" posts:
ex: Facebook. You click "Like" on a post. Henceforth, you receive notifications from people who comment on that post.
Hope that helps. Peace.
EDIT: What's odd is you ask about "rewauested", btw requested when corrected. And that error was in this sentence, which explained that its for "elsewhere than on our own posts or comments".
I even had it decently explained on the github whereby others could understand it. Anyways, should be pretty clear now what I'm saying. Peace.
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Yes, much better. When I encounter spelling errors I usually can get what the intended word was from the context. In this case 2 letters were erroneous and I even looked up "rewauested" to make sure it wasn't an actual word! LOL
I am still somewhat confused though, as even on fb "following" and "liking" are entirely different things. I'm not a fb "power user" so forgive my complete understanding of it. However, I do recall that when you become "friends" on fb that automatically adds that friend to your feed (wall / timeline) and I do not like that. I don't add fb friends very often and when I do I immediately unfollow them in most cases.
Steemit already has the fb "follow" functionality. I now understand what you intended concerning notifications, and being notified about activity for posts a) not in your feed b) you haven't commented on. It's like adding notifications to activity on posts you vote on but make no reply to.
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Holy crap now you have me doubting if FB works that way with "likes"... I haven't been on in a while... either way I want this on Steemit LOL.
When you follow someone you get notified on their posts. You don't get notified of comments on those posts.... unless... you Like it... at least that's how I thought it worked.
Yeah, you got it now.
Currently on Steemit, you only get notified for:
Notification of posts you don't make, is what I'm requesting.
Notification of posts you don't comment on, is what I'm requesting.
So this will greatly increase interconnectivity and activity.
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Yup. This one is MUCH needed. I hate not being notified of posts I've commented on so I can keep up with the activity of the post. Sucks.
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I would agree with this. I notice a few ideas here or there I think would make sense but I don't say anything figuring others way more qualified than me are dealing with the changes or ideas. Sorry I do not interact more, I enjoy your stuff a lot and am just overwhelmed with learning everything and with all the content.
Keep up the good work.
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Also, we should be able to bookmark posts in general.
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Yes, following where I've commented on would be a great feature.
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Ye, other people comment on the post. We only get notified for replies to our own comments. Being notified of comments on posts we commented on, or upvoted, would increase activity dramatically.
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Great idea!
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