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View submission: Announcing Online Presence Indicators
Think of this as a cue for conversational readiness. While there are certainly asynchronous aspects of Reddit, lots of communities have real-time events or conversations - things like AMA’s, game day threads, or RPAN streaming. We hope these presence indicators will help people to see when these types of activities are happening and allow them to jump into those conversations while they’re happening.
Comment by [deleted] at 03/03/2021 at 19:10 UTC*
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by ThaddeusJP at 03/03/2021 at 19:01 UTC
42 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Think of this as a cue for conversational readiness.
Has reddit considered the reason people are on reddit is to be left alone and only interact when they want to do it? Reddit is putting everyone in the position of being pinged/DMd/Chat requested with that little green dot. There are whole accounts that never say boo because they dont want to talk.
Comment by [deleted] at 03/03/2021 at 19:07 UTC
28 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm thinking it's a cue for *some kind* of conversation, but mostly things like "I can see you're online! Why aren't you replying to me you coward!"
This setting makes the platform worse for me, and should be opt-in either way.
Comment by HiddenStill at 03/03/2021 at 19:13 UTC
13 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I think you should opt moderators out automatically. I don’t want people knowing the best times to attack the subs I moderate, and most mods are presumably perfectly capable of turning it on if they want.
Also, such a tiny portion of your membership it’s not going to make any difference to whatever it is you’re trying to get out of this.
Comment by Nerdlinger at 03/03/2021 at 19:00 UTC
32 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Think of this as a cue for conversational readiness.
You know what a good cue for that is? Them replying to your comment.
Comment by Hubris2 at 03/03/2021 at 19:26 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I'm not going to respond any differently to a comment regardless of whether the person who made it is online or offline. They're wrong either way, and I'm going to make sure they know it :)
Comment by Boston_Jason at 03/03/2021 at 19:26 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
things like AMA’s, game day threads, or RPAN streaming
Reddit is nothing more than a forum. These are all asynchronous by definition.
Next lie?
Comment by MachaHack at 03/03/2021 at 23:18 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If I wanted real time conversation I'd use discord or matrix.
This appears to be a fundamental, possibly wilful disregard of what users expect of reddit to chase a different market entirely.
Comment by BlankVerse at 03/03/2021 at 19:22 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I think all reddit admins should be forced to not opt-out of this "featured".
Comment by [deleted] at 03/03/2021 at 20:30 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Every change you’ve made for years has been poorly received. Does that concern you?
Comment by [deleted] at 03/03/2021 at 23:28 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Think of this as a cue for conversational readiness.
That's exactly why I like it asynchronous. I respond when I feel like it, if ever.
Comment by Aquason at 03/03/2021 at 20:30 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I think you should seriously consider adjustments for regards to mod safety and harassment. I'm not totally against this, but if you put this out, it could make things even worse for targeted spam when mods are offline and stalking people.
Comment by thecravenone at 03/03/2021 at 20:34 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
So when an admin is online, that's a cue that I'm good to PM/chat them about problems a sub is having?
Comment by PoglaTheGrate at 04/03/2021 at 01:51 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
lots of communities have real-time events or conversations - things like AMA’s, game day threads,
None of which would benefit from seeing what users are online. You engage with the conversation, not users specifically.
or RPAN streaming
Stop trying to make r/PAN popular, it is ever going to b e popular.
Stop lying. The only benefit is usage statistics, which only benefits advertisers.
Just be honest. Most people realise we are a commodity.
All of this sales double-speak just makes you look like a wanker.
Comment by [deleted] at 03/03/2021 at 20:11 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Think of this as a cue for ~~conversational readiness~~ easier harassment.
FTFY
Comment by Gazpacho--Soup at 04/03/2021 at 11:19 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
No-one on reddit cares about the "conversational readiness" of another user. If they reply they reply, if they don't reply either they aren't online anyway or they don't *want* to reply which means this just enables more harassment like being PM'ed "I see you're online, why won't you reply" all the time, and it makes it easier to attack subreddits. Notifications exist for a reason.
Comment by doradiamond at 04/03/2021 at 15:42 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
With respect, I’m the head mod of RPAN and these online indicators have absolutely no use on streams.
Comment by TatianaAlena at 03/03/2021 at 20:09 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Too much like corporate buzzwords to me. I don't care if others are online.
Comment by cahaseler at 04/03/2021 at 00:28 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Can we opt r/IAmA out of this feature? I think it will hurt what we're trying to accomplish in AMAs. They're not supposed to be a synchronous conversation and presence indicators will confuse people.
Comment by azog1337 at 04/03/2021 at 01:55 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Why not make it opt-in at least?
The PR-bullshit re: this and outbound click personalisation is going to drive people away.
Comment by TheOnlyFallenCookie at 03/03/2021 at 20:39 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Then restric this feature to such "real time events"
Comment by [deleted] at 03/03/2021 at 19:24 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by danhakimi at 04/03/2021 at 00:18 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I've never wanted to leave a comment, and thought, "wait, no, the other user might not be ready for the comment! What scandal might it be should I comment while the other person is not ready to percieve my comment immediately?
Comment by RoseTyler38 at 04/03/2021 at 02:56 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We hope these presence indicators will help people to see when these types of activities are happening and allow them to jump into those conversations while they’re happening.
We can already see when that sort of thing is happening cause of "sort by hot" or "sort by popular". Have you gotten complaints from people about missing those activities? No? Then nothing is broken. Your "cue for conversational readiness" is just bullshit.
Comment by HappyLittleRadishes at 04/03/2021 at 05:53 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Imagine being so disconnected with your community that you don't understand the purpose of your own site.