"Friends" instead of "Followers"

TechnolgyGuy

In Scratch 1.4 instead of “followers” it was “friends”. In 2.0, it changed. I feel like “followers” sounds like something twitter, facebook, or any other social media site would have. “Friends” sounds more appropriate for this website and instead of “follow for follow” it would be “wanna friend eachother?”. OR… you could still have the follow system but when 2 people are following each-other they become “friends”. It should have a separate bar and when you become a friend with someone, it takes them off the “followers” list. This is just my opinion, I'm curious to see your's. :]

ChocolatePi

I would support your second idea, about if two people follow each other they would become friends.
This has been suggested before, though. Check out this topic and leave your support!

TechnolgyGuy

ChocolatePi wrote:
I would support your second idea, about if two people follow each other they would become friends.
This has been suggested before, though. Check out this topic and leave your support!

thanks for letting me know!

rollercoasterfan

I'm thinking the oposite. Friends makes it seem like Facebook or Twitter.

Friends makes it seem like some social networking site. Friending someone on the internet is misleading. How can you truly be friends with someone on the internet? Followers makes it seem like you follow them for updates, not because you're “friends”

I'd actually like it if followers was renamed Subscribers, which makes it seem like you subscribe to them for updates, the point of this system.

Sorry about the bad wording

No support.

DaSpudLord

rollercoasterfan wrote:
I'm thinking the oposite. Friends makes it seem like Facebook or Twitter.

Friends makes it seem like some social networking site. Friending someone on the internet is misleading. How can you truly be friends with someone on the internet? Followers makes it seem like you follow them for updates, not because you're “friends”

I'd actually like it if followers was renamed Subscribers, which makes it seem like you subscribe to them for updates, the point of this system.

Sorry about the bad wording

No support.

I agree with rollercoasterfan, except I prefer the term “followers” over “subscribers.”

VoltageGames

friends implies they're actually friends. which they are not. I am not a friend of someone just because I like the content they produce.
my suggestion has always been
followers -> fans
follow -> become a fan
following -> fan of
unfollow -> stop being a fan

although no name change will stop x for x, in the case where x is something that can be increased and given easily, and no one has a limit on how many times they can create an x (in our case, following someone is creating x).
Is there a law for this? No? Let's call it Subscriber's Law.

Amaru2

Bully wrote:
Ha, i have more followers than you!

sounds better than

Bully wrote:
Ha, i have more FRIENDS than you!

So, no support

Cream_E_Cookie

DaSpudLord wrote:
rollercoasterfan wrote:
I'm thinking the oposite. Friends makes it seem like Facebook or Twitter.

Friends makes it seem like some social networking site. Friending someone on the internet is misleading. How can you truly be friends with someone on the internet? Followers makes it seem like you follow them for updates, not because you're “friends”

I'd actually like it if followers was renamed Subscribers, which makes it seem like you subscribe to them for updates, the point of this system.

Sorry about the bad wording

No support.
I agree with rollercoasterfan, except I prefer the term “followers” over “subscribers.”

Blank1234

support

Zarlog

rollercoasterfan wrote:
I'm thinking the oposite. Friends makes it seem like Facebook or Twitter.

Friends makes it seem like some social networking site. Friending someone on the internet is misleading. How can you truly be friends with someone on the internet? Followers makes it seem like you follow them for updates, not because you're “friends”

I'd actually like it if followers was renamed Subscribers, which makes it seem like you subscribe to them for updates, the point of this system.

Sorry about the bad wording

No support.

Amaru2 wrote:
Bully wrote:
Ha, i have more followers than you!
sounds better than
Bully wrote:
Ha, i have more FRIENDS than you!

So, no support

No support for reasons above.

Last edited by Zarlog (Aug. 18, 2015 01:56:11)

TechnolgyGuy

Amaru2 wrote:
Bully wrote:
Ha, i have more followers than you!
sounds better than
Bully wrote:
Ha, i have more FRIENDS than you!

So, no support

Saying that stuff is against the guidelines.

-Paradox-

rollercoasterfan wrote:
I'm thinking the oposite. Friends makes it seem like Facebook or Twitter.

Friends makes it seem like some social networking site. Friending someone on the internet is misleading. How can you truly be friends with someone on the internet? Followers makes it seem like you follow them for updates, not because you're “friends”

I'd actually like it if followers was renamed Subscribers, which makes it seem like you subscribe to them for updates, the point of this system.

Sorry about the bad wording

No support.

agreed

Zekrom01

-Paradox- wrote:
rollercoasterfan wrote:
I'm thinking the oposite. Friends makes it seem like Facebook or Twitter.

Friends makes it seem like some social networking site. Friending someone on the internet is misleading. How can you truly be friends with someone on the internet? Followers makes it seem like you follow them for updates, not because you're “friends”

I'd actually like it if followers was renamed Subscribers, which makes it seem like you subscribe to them for updates, the point of this system.

Sorry about the bad wording

No support.
agreed

No support as per rollercoasterfan
The name change is not needed

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