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How do we know when someone has authorized us to send them shares?
Does "sending and receiving shares" still need to be reciprocal? How do I know if someone has authorized me to send them shares? I have a friend request from someone in v3, but nothing on that person's page in v4 indicates that they are willing to receive shares from me.
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Subscription - as now - is entirely optional.
It's entirely up to you whether you want to reciprocate subscriptions, as now - some people do, some don't - but additionally, you get the option to allow shares or not.
One way to look at this, perhaps, is to consider subscriptions/subscribers unchanged, but view the addition of that icon an indicator that you have mutually agreed with another member to exchange shares (and that was the major thing with Friends, right?)
I'd encourage you to live with this for a while, guys, and just let the differences sink in - but if you feel that there is still "something missing" that you had with Friends, then help us to understand what that is, and perhaps express it as a Feature request?
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Inappropriate?Not reciprocal I think. Maybe you will find some answers
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I’m asking if you get your answer?
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Inappropriate?Look for the week "two arrows icon", Gladsdotter.
If the share permission isn't mutual, then the icon doesn't display.
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But if someone doesn't show on my recent visitors list (say I've been away and missed several weeks worth of visitors), and I'm not subscribed to them, where would I be looking that I would see that symbol? Will we be expected to communicate with someone by pm that we want to share with them? Or will there be something similar to the current friends requests list in V3? -
Inappropriate?Subscription - as now - is entirely optional.
It's entirely up to you whether you want to reciprocate subscriptions, as now - some people do, some don't - but additionally, you get the option to allow shares or not.
One way to look at this, perhaps, is to consider subscriptions/subscribers unchanged, but view the addition of that icon an indicator that you have mutually agreed with another member to exchange shares (and that was the major thing with Friends, right?)
I'd encourage you to live with this for a while, guys, and just let the differences sink in - but if you feel that there is still "something missing" that you had with Friends, then help us to understand what that is, and perhaps express it as a Feature request?
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I would like visualization of subscribers/subscriptions like the old red and blue icons [Which SU never got working *AHEM*]. I like to know if a person is subscribed to me or vice versa, if I see them on an 'info' page or on my visitor count.
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Normally businesses hire professionals who understand how the company's products work. Most customers vote silently by just not using the product and finding a competitor. it's hard to understand how the SU employees are unable to grasp how the majority of their customers use their product. I get that SU wishes their customers used the product in a certain way but it's just not so and all the wishful thinking and eliminating of good functions won't change that but it will reduce your customer base and damage the reputation of a once fine product.
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Inappropriate?just thinking ... it might be ok in practice. Most of the time reciprocity isn't an issue. We just concentrate on finding good sites we want to subscribe to for the content, with the added option that we can tick OK for that person to send shares. The ones we can share with will be obvious from the two-way indicators (presumably the drop-down toolbar list of those we can share with continues which would make it easier still ?).
In any specific case where we find we're sitting there wanting to send a share to someone but no two-way indicator exists, presumably we'd know them already or we wouldn't be wanting to send the share, so wouldn't we just in those circumstances message them and ask them if they wanted to accept shares ? I might be missing something.
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Inappropriate?This is confusing to me. So if I can send say x's shares but I don't want to receive X's shares ~ is that the way it is? This point is boggling my little mind up. I'm not upset, just very confused.
We need a confused icon instead of a sad icon for me. LOL I'll go with unsure for now.
I’m unsure
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Inappropriate?It is confusing to me as well. I like that the concept of "friends" is gone. Focusing on content is the way in my opinion. But...
If a stumbler wants to receive pages from me but I dont want to receive pages from that stumbler (or vice versa) then what? Will there be a situation where I can send pages to some stumblers but they wont be able to reply (if the request to receive pages isnt mutual)?
I’m confused
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Inappropriate?okay so its mutual. that makes sense even though it seems contradictory to what ch posted above. but the original question was "how do we know when someone has authorized us", the other half to that question would be "how do we know when someone wants to share with us". when i switch out of beta i see i have a friend request that i havent chosen to ignore yet, in beta i have no clue that its there. doesnt there need to be some sort of indication?
(and no i wont digg it, although i might stumble it)
I’m freakin' certifiable
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Inappropriate?I have also tested a bit in Beta, and what StumbleDunn says is true.
We dont get any notification at all that somebody wants to share with us and/or receive pages from us.
(Im considering digging and stumbling, as soon as I get notified that somebody who digs my content wants to stumble with me.)
I’m silly, silly
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Inappropriate?@Foreignergrl please see http://getsatisfaction.com/stumbleupo... for an answer to your question.
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Inappropriate?Thank you, George, got that.
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Inappropriate?In v3 I tried looking at my friends requests to see if I had a mutual subscriber wanting to be my friend. when i found said person I went to v4 and looked at my subscriptions, subscribers, and went to that persons profile.
There was zero indication that they wanted to send me stuff via the toolbar. There was no message, no little two way arrows. Just looked like anyone else profile and there was no indication on my profile that they wanted to send me stuff.
So I'm guessing that currently there is no way for you to know if someone wants to send you stuff via the toolbar
I’m sad that you cant see who wants to send you stuff
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Inappropriate?I would like to see a visualized 1 way arrow when someone has chosen to allow shares from a person.4 Comments Add a comment
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I'm ok with this idea, it could be very useful. I'd like it
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With friends at least you knew there was a request pending, but now you just have to guess. I like the idea of a visual cluing me in that someone is o.k. with me sharing something, and them being able to see if I'm o.k. with having sites sent to me.
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Yes but by keeping you guessing, it makes it more like a game and games are fun and fun leads to smiles and smiles to laughter and laughter leads to bonding moments and bonding moments are social, therefore V4 is more social than V3 or something like that.
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I would really like to know via my recent visitors if those ppl subscribed to me while they were there. It would be *nice* if SU facilitated that but like the ipod people keep saying "theres an app for that" our friends the script writers will surely solve that problem for us.
I like the one way arrow idea too Will, I have had that thought several times myself but I can't help thinking it is such a simple idea they must have a reason why they didn't do it that way. I would guess it falls under "trying not to pressure people into mutual relationships" which I get, I do BUT I think we are clear on the "not being forced to "be friends" thing, a little tiny icon wouldn't hurt anybody lol thats just my honest opinion. -
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I follow Will.
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DO NOT remove this again! The truth may hurt but you need to accept it.
There is someone who is receiving my shares and I am receiving hers. I had forgotten whether we had befriended eachother in the better SU but being that I didn't see those stupid 2 lines, I guess we weren't so i had to go to her page and check off that box to accept shares but she'll have no way of knowing I did so unless I tell her or she visits me. Yea, this is a real easy and workable system you guys have developed. I can't imagine the scenario when these ideas were floated and the moment that the lightbulbs went off and you all agreed, "Yea, this is the BIG idea" How embarrassing for you guys! Would you please admit your mistakes already, apologize and trash the entire new SU until you figure it out, PLEASE! Thanks.
I’m bITE mE
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