Comments on: Facebook Newsfeed Returns, No More Ratings

By: Lenina

Lenina — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:14:18 +0000

I used the ratings feature all the time (it wasn’t that tedious to remember to do) and it actually did work. I managed to wean out nearly every single ‘application’ announcement. Now the feature is gone and the news-feed will drive me crazy again. Another annoying new thing is ‘people you might know’ … there is a reason I did not add these friends in the first place!

By: Lenina

Lenina — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:14:18 +0000

I used the ratings feature all the time (it wasn't that tedious to remember to do) and it actually did work. I managed to wean out nearly every single 'application' announcement. Now the feature is gone and the news-feed will drive me crazy again. Another annoying new thing is 'people you might know' … there is a reason I did not add these friends in the first place!

By: Jez

Jez — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:40:40 +0000

I used it.. it was always a red cross if it was an application spamming my newsfeed. In all honesty, I only use Facebook for events, photos, and keeping up with friends (old and new)

I dont want the applications bugging me. Apparently they say that you can change these settings in your NewsFeed Preference Page. Well thats real easy to find.. and once you do, there is nothing there about Applications bugging me!

BTW even if you put “Less stories about this friend” .. they still come up occasionally.

By: Jez

Jez — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:40:40 +0000

I used it.. it was always a red cross if it was an application spamming my newsfeed. In all honesty, I only use Facebook for events, photos, and keeping up with friends (old and new)

BTW even if you put “Less stories about this friend” .. they still come up occasionally.

By: rutipo

rutipo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:42:36 +0000

And Charlie - you can click on “preferences” on the top right hand side of the newsfeed and add the person to the “less about these people” list.

By: rutipo

rutipo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:42:36 +0000

And Charlie - you can click on “preferences” on the top right hand side of the newsfeed and add the person to the “less about these people” list.

By: rutipo

rutipo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:40:54 +0000

Mine is still down. I used the rating mainly as a tool to check whether I’ve read the newsfeed item or not. Before the rating I would flip through the newsfeed and miss 3/4 of it. will probably go back to doing that once there is no way to see whether I’ve read something already or not.

By: rutipo

rutipo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:40:54 +0000

Mine is still down. I used the rating mainly as a tool to check whether I've read the newsfeed item or not. Before the rating I would flip through the newsfeed and miss 3/4 of it. will probably go back to doing that once there is no way to see whether I've read something already or not.

By: JT

JT — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:05:51 +0000

I used it for the same purpose as Matt. It was a nice tool to dig up the stories that were read.

As for those marked as ‘don’t like,’ I noticed an almost immediate effect on both Group stories and select 3rd party applications. Almost certainly once I gave the thumbs down more than one or twice, I wasn’t likely to see those stories ever again.

By: JT

JT — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:05:51 +0000

I used it for the same purpose as Matt. It was a nice tool to dig up the stories that were read.

As for those marked as 'don't like,' I noticed an almost immediate effect on both Group stories and select 3rd party applications. Almost certainly once I gave the thumbs down more than one or twice, I wasn't likely to see those stories ever again.