ATTENTION FREESTEADERS!!!!!!!

  • Redcap

    Member
    March 18, 2023 at 2:35 pm

    I’m not exactly sure what this means. Does follow mean the groups I’ve joined? Because I don’t follow anyone, I don’t think. But I like the Activity Feed because I get to see things in groups I may not have joined and I see folks’ posts and I’m probably not going to sift through all the individual members to see who I want to follow just to see what they may randomly say now and then. I like it the way it is.

    This is what FB did – sort of. Their algorithms decide what and who I see and it used to just be a news feed in chronological order. Every day, I’d scroll through the day and then get off. I like doing that here. Just scroll through and see if there’s anything that piques my interest, then I can always go to the group or topic if I want.

    • Woodsman

      Member
      March 18, 2023 at 3:02 pm

      I believe your way of thinking aligns with most people. We wait and see what happens?

      • Redcap

        Member
        March 18, 2023 at 3:11 pm

        👍

  • Tx_Ncgirl

    Member
    March 18, 2023 at 4:17 pm

    I prefer it the way it is because there are people I probably wouldn’t see otherwise .I narrow things down by subscribing to my state or states I wish to follow. There are such a variety of topics out there that you may want to contribute to the conversation but not particularly follow anyone that I would miss.

  • Now-What-Is-She-Doing

    Member
    March 18, 2023 at 5:03 pm

    I love the idea of a “global” switch. So that you can see all or only subscriptions. #globalbutton

  • potpourri_of_life

    Member
    March 18, 2023 at 9:40 pm

    We are a growing community. This is how some find out about others. Those who are community leaders, get all sorts of followers, yet others who are not, do not get the same response. And some have some great content. With this, I have been a little frustrated, as I get tons from the community leaders I follow, yet I have to scroll through to read what other members are sharing in good content.

    I’m not sure what the answer will or should be, but in my attempt to avoid stress, I simply share in the feed. If people want to watch, subscribe to my YT or follow me here, that’s all good.
    I do struggle in the community groups, b/c if I see a response, I have to scroll through so much, I lose interest as I can’t always find that notification post/response. No intention to be rude or uncaring, simply not desiring to spend my day filtering through everything, as for me, my mental health requires “balance”.

    Much love and care to all,

  • R-N

    Member
    March 20, 2023 at 3:08 am

    I would like to keep it the way it is.

  • PWDOhioRaptureReady

    Member
    March 25, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    I am so done with notifications! I cleaned up about 25 last night and I hate having to open each one and then go down to the bottom of my iPad to trash each one….it is a royal pain. This morning I got on to find someone sent me probably at least 100 scam messages. I am not going to open and trash each one individually, not doing it. There needs to be a way to select some or all and trash in one push of the finger. Simply will not click on notifications again because it is futile and a waste of time. I will go to certain forums and that’s it. If someone leaves a messages for me, I may see it, I may not……

    • Amy_AtHomeOnGoldenCreek

      Member
      March 26, 2023 at 1:22 pm

      👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👆🏻

    • Tx_Ncgirl

      Member
      March 26, 2023 at 1:23 pm

      Why don’t you just go to view notifications and use the BULK option and DELETE ALL THEM AT ONCE WITHOUT OPENING THEM🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • Lolah-B

    Member
    March 25, 2023 at 4:20 pm

    I have the same issue. How to turn off notifications?

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by  Lolah-B.
    • packrat

      Member
      March 25, 2023 at 4:31 pm

      It’s a delicate balance for the site creators to keep functionality while encouraging growth through ‘cross pollination’ of interests. I’ve suggested to Tag, a “toggle” on the top level (I use the desktop site) between “firehose” and “responses from my threads/my interests”.

      • Tx_Ncgirl

        Member
        March 26, 2023 at 1:18 pm

        I would venture to say at least 50% of people DON’T use desktop computers anymore. Most are using laptops and phones. Those features don’t work on them. I guess I am wondering WHY you don’t just scroll through respnses to you unread and just delete all the other?

      • Lolah-B

        Member
        March 27, 2023 at 4:16 am

        I got the new app in the App Store. I was able to turn off the email notifications. Thank you!

  • DrumminSon

    Member
    March 25, 2023 at 9:02 pm

    Go to your notifications settings and turn off the notifications you don’t want to see.

    • Lolah-B

      Member
      March 27, 2023 at 4:17 am

      Thank you! It worked.

      • DrumminSon

        Member
        March 27, 2023 at 6:43 am

        Success I love it!

    • Woodsman

      Member
      May 23, 2023 at 1:16 pm

      I don’t typically spend much time learning a sites features, but I have noticed finding them is user friendly. “Notification” …. Where is it?

      • Woodsman

        Member
        May 23, 2023 at 1:17 pm

        Tada! Found it! Now will I use it?

      • Woodsman

        Member
        May 23, 2023 at 1:20 pm

        Interesting! “Notification” is about the only capability one can make a change to?

    • Fossilman

      Member
      May 23, 2023 at 7:08 pm

      I have ALL of the notifications turned off and still get about 100 per week. So something is not right.

      • Billt21

        Member
        May 24, 2023 at 12:47 am

        If you haven’t yet, make sure they are off in the App as well as the website. That’s what fixed it for me.

        Bill in Bellevue

  • Sherry-CA4now

    Member
    May 23, 2023 at 5:31 am

    I like the idea of a button to let us choose. I am new and follow only like 6 people. I find new people by being able to see postings from others. Please don’t limit me to just a few new postings. I think new people would rather see a list of the new and latest that is going on rather than a blank screen. Thanks for the chance to offer up an opinion on such a big change.

  • R-N

    Member
    May 23, 2023 at 11:18 am

    I vote to leave it like it is. How will people meet new people with new perspectives unless it is left like it is?

  • PetraTilling

    Member
    May 23, 2023 at 4:35 pm

    I vote to leave it be for now. I like seeing new ppl who join and ppl whom I don’t yet follow.

    It would be great if notifications could be changed so that I don’t get those for everything regardless of my setting to only see replies to my posts.

    Thanks for all the work you do to keep this site great!

  • Granny-Hatchet

    Member
    May 23, 2023 at 5:28 pm

    Jmho, don’t flip the switch yet. . I don’t see a lot of activity in the groups that I follow right now. So I like seeing posts from groups that I haven’t yet found or chosen to join. It gives me something to weigh my decisions on.

  • Shineforth

    Member
    June 10, 2023 at 4:46 pm

    where do i post, i have a few free silver fox rabbits for anyone near wyoming who is interested

  • Self_Reliance_In_The_Suburbs

    Member
    June 12, 2023 at 12:32 pm

    You should still be able to see posts from everyone in the community from the newsfeed even if you don’t follow anyone.

  • Self_Reliance_In_The_Suburbs

    Member
    June 12, 2023 at 12:36 pm

    I honestly like the open newsfeed that shows posts from the entire community. That way we can interact with new people. I just wish the notifications we recieved were only from the people and groups we follow.

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