Former User Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) I mean with following the "follow" option in the new forum which replaced "friends". I don't do it because "follow" has a negative note for me. It sounds foreign to me, I even associate this term with stalking. Just of curiosity I'm asking if am I the only one who feels uncomfortable with this change and would like to see "friends" back? Edited April 6, 2017 by Magillanica Lou Mayvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) i follow people back if they're people I like who follow me but i never actually use it myself, partly because I don't want to follow people who don't want me to follow them (when people I don't like or don't know follow me it feels weird and I wish I could stop them from doing so) but it's actually more because I feel like the whole thing is meaningless following this person or being on their friend list won't really do much anyway so really even though I liked the friend list more I feel like both are pretty pointless and I don't really care either way Edited April 6, 2017 by unique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuvy Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 yes. Every day I follow Tuvy 2 home from school probably because we live at the same house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleece Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I don't really care either way however I refuse to follow anyone unless they follow me first so I don't look dumb if they don't follow back lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 nah, I don't use that function, it kind of puts me off as well but if I were to ever use it I'd just use it just the same as the friend function, it feels kind of weird to just stalk people's contents >u> (well I mean you kind of could already do that anyway with the forum/member search) I'm sure I'm overthinking it and there's really no harm from it, but I sort of can't get over the fact that they used that to replace the friend function Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 No. It's a shittier wannabe "friend" option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refa Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Nope. Don't see why anyone would want to follow me either, considering the quality of my posts haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, Refa said: Nope. Don't see why anyone would want to follow me either, considering the quality of my posts haha. But thats why I do follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 38 minutes ago, Refa said: Don't see why anyone would want to follow me either, considering the quality of my posts haha. dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 41 minutes ago, Refa said: Nope. Don't see why anyone would want to follow me either, considering the quality of my posts haha. I have now followed one person who was not already following me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refa Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 37 minutes ago, unique said: I have now followed one person who was not already following me Congrats on following Jedi, he's mostly a pretty cool guy (sometimes he's only kind of cool, sorry Jedi but I'm dishing the HARD TRUTHS) 1 hour ago, Jedi said: But thats why I do follow Yeah NGL, I can kind of get how the Urban Champion of posts would appeal to some. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 i am now following Six people, and it still doesn't seem to do anything 2 minutes ago, Refa said: Yeah NGL, I can kind of get how the Urban Champion of posts would appeal to some. :p what does the Urban Champion of posts imply like, bad but it's forced to continue to exist? are you being held here against your will????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refa Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 16 minutes ago, unique said: what does the Urban Champion of posts imply like, bad but it's forced to continue to exist? are you being held here against your will????? Bad but it keeps coming back by popular demand (that's why Nintendo keeps on releasing it, right). I sure hope not! But also because being the Urban Champion makes me sound like a street fighting expert, and that's rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I'm following Refa right now. btw what kind of shampoo do you use? It smells really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruli Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 no people can follow me but i ain't gonna follow anyone back because when i tried it, my notifications burst so i stopped. i don't care for the friends function either because i don't see any point in that either. i know who my friends are without adding them to some kinda forum mechanic. if i wanna talk to them, i PM them or talk to them via a messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former User Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Quote i am now following Six people, and it still doesn't seem to do anything None of the followed people is appreciated apparently. ;( Quote if i wanna talk to them, i PM them or talk to them via a messenger. same for me Also two people followed me and I don't know the hack who they are so I better don't allow people to follow me anymore before I get even bots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___ Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 It feels stalker-ish to me, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Yeah, I follow people. If people follow me, I try to follow them back, plus I tried to add the people who were on my friend list before the forum change. I don't mind if people follow me, but I can understand feeling weird about it. I wish it was still called the friend list, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nym Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 (edited) I follow 2 people and I have 2 person following me One of them is the mother above me. But idk, it seems pratical for forum games at least. Or if the persons I follow saw something I didn't see before this thread for example. Edited April 10, 2017 by Nym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 u wot m8? No, seriously, was this a thing that occurred when the forums upgraded or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former User Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Loki Laufeyson said: No, seriously, was this a thing that occurred when the forums upgraded or something? Yes, "follow" replaced "friends". Also all your "friends" vanished with the upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___ Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 It felt better as a "friends" list, honestly. I can't understand why they didn't carry that over from the previous version of the forums, or may I have not seen the reason mentioned some where else in the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former User Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Probably consumed by Twitter or other social medias, because "follower" is the most common term here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twice Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I follow @Shadowess and @sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeraldfox Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Yes, only if they follow me first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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