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Kahomono  
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 More options Jul 17 2009, 4:42 am
From: Kahomono
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:42:14 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, Jul 17 2009 4:42 am
Subject: Re: The Like Feature
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I spend zero time on Facebook, less on Twitter.  I spend many hours
here.  For the most part, this is because Google (GMail excepted,
naturally) has been one place where people basically LEAVE ME THE F*
ALONE.

Now my GReader is growing all kinds of REALLY UNWELCOME garbage like
how many STRANGERS liked a story... everyone I know wants to FOLLOW
me... and want me to FOLLOW them... and then *I* have to be the bad
guy and explain to them that I don't read blogs for the social
activity... WTF?  Facebook?  Twitter? Nope, this is Google.  Supposed
to be, anyway.

This stuff needs to grow an OFF SWITCH.  NOW please!

On Jul 16, 9:43 am, MindYourOwnBusiness wrote:

> Please either allow us to turn it off or get rid of it.  Reader is not
> a social networking application, it's a reading tool.  I don't care to
> know whether others like a particularly item or not.  This is not
> Digg.  (I can see it coming now ... "Like" wars.)

> If you want a technical reason, how about ... It uses too much screen
> real estate when an item is "liked."

> On Jul 16, 2:23 am, H. Kashan wrote:

> > I love Google Reader but how in the world do I turn off theLikefeature?

> > I didn't ask for it and neither can I find a way to opt out of it.

> > HELP, it's annoying the living daylights out of me!


 
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