366 upvotes, 6 direct replies (showing 6)
Why not make followers an "Opt in" feature?
Do you present a list of "Opt Out" features on account creation so users are aware of what is on by default, and to easily opt out of them?
If not, is there a way to easily view a list of all "Opt out" features on reddit?
Comment by Kiloku at 11/09/2021 at 02:33 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's also interesting how all of these settings are gated behind New Reddit version of the Profile and Preferences menus, despite the claim that they intended New and Old reddit to maintain feature parity.
Comment by pyrrhios at 10/09/2021 at 19:41 UTC
68 upvotes, 4 direct replies
I can't find any of the settings they're talking about for managing followers.
Comment by Electricpants at 10/09/2021 at 19:59 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Hey! Get out of here with your good ideas and common sense.
Comment by mikerichh at 10/09/2021 at 23:26 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I think the point is if someone doesn’t want followers then they disable the ability to be followed and that’s that
Comment by BurritoJusticeLeague at 10/09/2021 at 20:53 UTC
-172 upvotes, 12 direct replies
Features are often opt-in to help discoverability and adoption. Typically we see one out of seven users opt out of a feature. This means around 85% of people will use and benefit from the feature under opt-in by default, vs. 2% under opt-out by default. That's a 42x increase in people using a feature at the cost of 15% of people having to take action to opt out. Currently, there isn’t a way to see a list of all the things you can opt in and out of, but it’s never a bad idea to do a tour of your user settings to know what options you have. (Personally, I do this any time I sign up for a new app.)
Comment by [deleted] at 10/09/2021 at 22:11 UTC
-3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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