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 More options Dec 17 2007, 10:32 pm
From: likeastone
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:32:41 -0800 (PST)
Local: Mon, Dec 17 2007 10:32 pm
Subject: Re: New Feature: Sharing with Friends
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I agree with kronicfatigue.

The Google Reader team needs to explain why they won't fix the thing
we are all complaining about (the fact that it is not Opt-In).  It is
discouraging that they try to clear up misconceptions about the new
feature without really addressing our problem with it.  Just mearly
saying that the feature was never 100% private is not a good enough
reason to ignore our opinion!  We knew it was never 100% private, but
we still valued the relative obscurity.  We gave logical and concrete
reasons why it should be changed VERY SOON, so why can't they give us
reasons why they won't?

On Dec 17, 2:30 pm, kronicfatigue wrote:

> wow.  this is a politician's answer....i.e. answers that don't address
> our specific questions/complaints.

> we're requesting an "opt in feature".  We've given you specific,
> logical, and important reasons why we need this.

> Either give us this feature, or explain why you won't.    Or, many of
> us will be done with google reader.

> On Dec 17, 12:22 pm, Google Reader Guide wrote:

> > Hi everyone,

> > Thanks for all the feedback and opinions on this. We're reading all
> > your comments, though clearly we can't respond to each one
> > individually. I'd like to address a few of the most common concerns,
> > though.

> > * Your friends will not be able to see all of your subscriptions, but
> > only individual items that you have explicitly marked as "shared."

> > * Your friends list doesn't necessarily include everyone in your Gmail
> > address book. It is limited to people you have chatted with on Google
> > Talk and who also use Google Reader.

> > * The "share" feature was always intended to imply some amount of
> > publicity. That's why we used the term "share" and had shared items
> > marked as public by default on the Settings > Tags page.

> > * There's a "clear your shared items" link on the Settings > Friends
> > page if you urgently need to remove the items you've shared in the
> > past.

> > * It is still possible (as before) to share specific tags, or your
> > starred items, independently of your shared items feed. This is a good
> > alternative for people who have more specific uses for this feature
> > than the general concept of "sharing." Details on how to do this can
> > be found in the help center:http://www.google.com/support/reader/bin/answer.py?answer=70656

> > Thanks, and keep the feedback coming.

> > -Graham


 
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