What does »follow« actually mean? 🦆

[DiYMama540]

If you read through your news feed you should be able to see the difference, better than I can explain it

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

If you read through your news feed you should be able to see the difference, better than I can explain it

I compared both lists and now i am even more confused!
This is how your reply shows up in my news-feed:

And this is what it looks like in my alerts:

I have turned off the alerts for reactions, otherwise i get overwhelmed with alerts…
But there is no obvious difference, other than that my personal news feed is moving even faster than the alerts

 

[casportpony]

I did not know there was a newsfeed or a chat??

Does it have anything to do when you are on a pc or mobile phone?

I only look at BYC at my pc. It brings me right to the forum.

Maybe on a smartphone the other options are more visible. Like facebook and instagram have a newsfeed?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/whats-new/news-feed

 

[Loopeend]

It's not a chatroom.

Yeah I understad now

Good; it would be a henhouse in there anyway

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I’m so glad you asked this question. I as well had no idea we had a news feed.

Don't get too excited yet: Yes there is your personal newsfeed available, but you cannot configure it in a similar way like you can configure your alerts. All those »Member A reacted to Member B's post in the Thread Lorem Ipsum with Loike« notifications are flooding my news-feed, making it useless…

 

[chrissynemetz]

Everyone I follow, it lists everything they do on here. Everything lol

 

[aart]

What is the difference between the personal news-feed and the alerts?

One shows the posts of those you are following....and the other does not

 

[DiYMama540]

Your personal news feed will include things from people you follow that you may not be following yourself, like for example...

If I comment on a media post by chrissynemetz it would show up in your news feed but not your notifications unless you've also commented on the same media.

Hope that explanation doesn't confuse you more

 

[casportpony]

I use follow as a way of saying... I like what you post and want to keep up with you...

 

[Loopeend]

I did not know there was a newsfeed or a chat??

Does it have anything to do when you are on a pc or mobile phone?

I only look at BYC at my pc. It brings me right to the forum.

Maybe on a smartphone the other options are more visible. Like facebook and instagram have a newsfeed?