Followers and Following

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by Beersnake, Dec 23, 2021.

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  1. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    This might be a silly question, but curious how many people "follow" other BA's on here. I like the idea, but I don't really see the benefit to following someone. There doesn't appear to be an option to get a notification if someone you are following posts something. This, to me, seems like the main reason one would follow another. Am I missing something? Could this be incorporated at some point? What does everyone think?
     
    #1 Beersnake, Dec 23, 2021
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  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    It's forum feature that could use a lot more work. Right now, it basically aggregates the activity of the people you follow in what's called "Your News Feed." That's it.

    You can access this feed when you hover or click on your avatar in the navigation.

    https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/account/news-feed

    We might be able to do a bit more after we finally upgrade sometime next year.
     
    #2 Todd, Dec 23, 2021
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  3. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Wow - I honestly never knew this existed. I wonder if the "news feed" could be emphasized a bit more on the site. I assume that a lot of people don't know about it, but it's really useful. I honestly like to "catch up" on what has been posted since I last visited and this is an easy way to do that. Somehow getting notifications if someone posts something would be really nice as well.
     
    #3 Beersnake, Dec 23, 2021
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  4. jvgoor3786

    jvgoor3786 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,222) May 28, 2015 Arkansas
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    Huh. Always wondered what that was about. Now I know. Cool feature.
     
    #4 jvgoor3786, Dec 23, 2021
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  5. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    It's a bit more discoverable with the newest forum software. In the meantime, I could look at tweaking things a bit.
     
    #5 Todd, Dec 23, 2021
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  6. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
    STAFF Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah

    #6 Todd, Dec 23, 2021
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  7. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Wow. This is an awesome feature, and again one that I had no idea existed!
     
    #7 Beersnake, Dec 23, 2021
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  8. jonphisher

    jonphisher Grand Pooh-Bah (3,850) Aug 9, 2015 New Jersey
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Yea I never knew I could do that if I follows people. I was trying to see if someone had a beer before I sent it and it took me forever to click through their ratings. All I had to do was follow them.
     
    #8 jonphisher, Dec 23, 2021
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  9. BigIronH

    BigIronH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,762) Oct 31, 2019 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I’ve consistently followed BA’s who I found to be insightful in one form or another and have made my way to about 90 who I follow. I never knew the purpose but the button was there so…why not? :wink: Thanks @Todd for letting me know there was some usefulness to my actions.
     
    #9 BigIronH, Dec 23, 2021
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  10. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
    Society Pooh-Bah

    I use this feature all the time, in case anyone is keeping track.
     
    #10 steveh, Dec 23, 2021
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  11. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Same here!
     
    #11 Beersnake, Dec 23, 2021
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  12. BigIronH

    BigIronH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,762) Oct 31, 2019 Michigan
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    Good following you sir!
     
    #12 BigIronH, Dec 23, 2021
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  13. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
    Society Pooh-Bah

    If you are on a beer’s page, you can add ?ba=<the BA screen name> to the URL. Or, click to show your review and replace your screen name with theirs.
     
    #13 cjgiant, Dec 23, 2021
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  14. papposilenus

    papposilenus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,232) Jun 21, 2014 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    It never occurred to me that it could be for anything else. I do that all the time.
     
    #14 papposilenus, Dec 23, 2021
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  15. dbrauneis

    dbrauneis Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,071) Dec 8, 2007 North Carolina
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    This has been my primary usage for Following users.
     
    #15 dbrauneis, Dec 24, 2021
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  16. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I just read most of the threads and click like on any post that strikes me as insightful, thoughtful or funny.
     
    #16 Squire, Dec 24, 2021
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