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> Now I'm just praying that their new "while you have been away" crap doesn't get default (or if it does, make it opt out). This is actually the first thing th

> Now I'm just praying that their new "while you have been away" crap doesn't get default (or if it does, make it opt out). This is actually the first thing they've added that really bothers me. Not the feature itself (I'm sure this is incredibly useful for many people), but that there's no way to disable it for people (like you and me) that don't find it the least bit helpful. Most people (I think) follow very many accounts (many of which are quite "noisy") and probably miss most of the tweets of those they follow - but I don't follow many accounts (and only a handful that tweet more than say a few times a day) so whenever I open Twitter (several times a day) I scroll down to where I left off and read up.

killwhitey 11y ago
If you click the X in the top right and say no to "did you find this helpful" it disappears forever.
- jellicle 11y ago
  If by forever you mean "until the next time you open the app".
  - killwhitey 11y ago
    It's possible we're on opposite sides of an A/B test, but it hasn't shown up for me since dismissing it.
- drdeca 11y ago
  I see "do you like this", and I've answered "no" multiple times.
- deleted 11y ago
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- ryanSrich 11y ago
  That's wrong. Plus, what if I want to turn it back on later? It just makes zero sense.
- flylib 11y ago
  I said that like 10 times and still see it almost every time
moron4hire 11y ago
I follow a few (and definitely have rules about quality over quantity), but I kind of actually don't care about anything on Twitter that happened more than a few hours ago. I have always seen the inability to keep up with the stream as a "feature" of sorts. Twitter has let me connect with people who have made things I've truly loved, and I think that is in no small part because it's about living and responding in the moment, not being strictly a completionary consumer.
baddox 11y ago
Funny enough, this is a recent feature that I value significantly. I've fallen behind on culling my following list, so I frequently see things in the "while you have been away" list that I value but which I would have otherwise missed. I hope it never replaces the strictly chronological feed, but as long as it's there and clearly marked, I'm quite happy.

killwhitey 11y ago

If you click the X in the top right and say no to "did you find this helpful" it disappears forever.

jellicle 11y ago
If by forever you mean "until the next time you open the app".
- killwhitey 11y ago
  It's possible we're on opposite sides of an A/B test, but it hasn't shown up for me since dismissing it.
drdeca 11y ago
I see "do you like this", and I've answered "no" multiple times.
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ryanSrich 11y ago
That's wrong. Plus, what if I want to turn it back on later? It just makes zero sense.
flylib 11y ago
I said that like 10 times and still see it almost every time

moron4hire 11y ago

I follow a few (and definitely have rules about quality over quantity), but I kind of actually don't care about anything on Twitter that happened more than a few hours ago. I have always seen the inability to keep up with the stream as a "feature" of sorts. Twitter has let me connect with people who have made things I've truly loved, and I think that is in no small part because it's about living and responding in the moment, not being strictly a completionary consumer.

baddox 11y ago

Funny enough, this is a recent feature that I value significantly. I've fallen behind on culling my following list, so I frequently see things in the "while you have been away" list that I value but which I would have otherwise missed. I hope it never replaces the strictly chronological feed, but as long as it's there and clearly marked, I'm quite happy.