- CrazzySnipe55
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Posted by: burritosenior
Nah, the 'This isn't Facebook' excuse got old a while ago- nobody uses it anymore.
Anyways, I'm not a fan just because... well, notifications are good for some things, but they just really serve no purpose in a forum as far as I can tell. Notices when somebody replies to your thread? These aren't status updates, and a lot of us here respond to a TON of threads. So either most of us would never use it, or we'd be getting spammed and spammed with notifications (even if it was set to some kind of 'friends only' deal). I just don't see the point as well as I would for something like Facebook having them.I thought it was implied that there would be some sort of system of selecting which thread you wanted to follow.
The Title FAQ thread? Probably not anyone's first pick.
That (hypothetical) new thread about the idea of feature X that you just posted your controversial opinion in? Now that's more like it.
Bungie's Web Team aren't stupid, and wouldn't make a system where you'd be forced to subscribe to (by default) every thread you post in, at least for x amount of time or until you deactivate it (although I do like the x amount of time thing).
The point is that a customizable user experience is the kind of thing that gets rid of the silliness and uselessness of some of the social features being suggested as of late, and, (as long as the Web Team is still listening), I'm sure that's what we're in for come Bungie.next. (I forget who I'm stealing that from, so just give yourself the proper credit if you'd like it.)