Timeline for Some changes to the profile while we make it responsive
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| Aug 14, 2021 at 16:37 | comment | added | Ollie | @bad_coder No actually, it doesn't. 1), I have admittedly said a few things about the "last seen" metric, which many, many others have voiced complaints and requests about, but I have linked to some helpful info and given my own reasons for wanting that particular metric to return. 2), look at the timestamps of the other posts - why single this particular one out? And 3), if only a few users complained about a bad change, it would be even more unlikely to be reverted. So, ya know... nah. | |
| Aug 14, 2021 at 14:11 | comment | added | bad_coder | This post only repeats what other posts have already said. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 15:23 | comment | added | user400654 | @SteveBennett If complaints were enough evidence for something to occur, this entire change would have been reverted by now. | |
| Aug 9, 2021 at 23:10 | comment | added | Steve Bennett | You're asserting the issue does not exist. There is evidence that it does: that people have complained about it in comments on this issue, and that SO staff have reported that other complaints exist. The fact that there are other possible mitigations exist also does not prevent the issue existing (in fact, they are further evidence that it does actually exist). | |
| Aug 9, 2021 at 15:41 | comment | added | TylerH | @MadScientist You can say whatever you want; that doesn't make it true. If someone is concerned about tracking metrics, we have two better options already: use the site logged out (OK, three options: or use a throwaway account), or implement an option to hide the metric/obfuscate the metric's accuracy. Even if I know the exact times you're on, that doesn't implicate any privacy concerns unless you have already given lots of information about yourself like your location, your name, etc. I could know down to the minute when you login each day but I don't know who you are or where you live, etc. | |
| Aug 9, 2021 at 15:39 | comment | added | Mad Scientist | @TylerH The "last seen" fields leaks information about user behaviour, you might consider this information not significant yourself, but this feature clearly allows everyone interested to determine when a user is accessing the site (and with enough effort to fully map the times a user is active). If I say that this information is nobody else's business but my own, then this is fundamentally a privacy argument. | |
| Aug 9, 2021 at 14:19 | comment | added | TylerH | @SteveBennett There's no actual privacy issue at stake though; it is just a smokescreen excuse. | |
| Aug 9, 2021 at 0:31 | comment | added | 0Valt | @Marijn seems like it was motivated by our backlash (and likely a work of CMs on upper management). Kind of difficult to sustain the mask of "community-driven" network when all one has to look for is an overwhelmingly negatively received feature is not rolled back. So I hope in this case most of it (something tells me that "last seen" is not going to be back, at least in the same form as before) will be reverted soon. Otherwise it will show that the company is no longer interested in rebuilding connections with the community that supplies it with content and curation. | |
| Aug 8, 2021 at 18:22 | comment | added | Ollie | @Marijn another good point. I actually had the Thank You feature in mind when I wrote the line, " I'm not saying you do this every time"; perhaps I should've linked it. If this is rolled back, then I do hope it's motivated by our feedback. It matters. | |
| Aug 8, 2021 at 16:05 | comment | added | Marijn | @Ollie to be fair some changes have been reverted after community feedback, like min-reprex and the reactions feature, although for the latter one it was not very clearly explained if switching the feature off was indeed motivated by the negative feedback from the community. | |
| Aug 8, 2021 at 13:41 | comment | added | Ollie | @SteveBennett Fair point. Another case where an option would work. | |
| Aug 8, 2021 at 11:54 | comment | added | This_is_NOT_a_forum | Re "what the staff have said in response": So-called "sprints" ought to end in the beginning of a week instead of at the end. Otherwise, there is the risk of throwing it over the wall and 2-3 days without any response. What does it remind us of? | |
| Aug 8, 2021 at 2:53 | comment | added | Steve Bennett | I think when there is a privacy consideration, the "50/50" matter is less relevant. Let's say 90% of people were ok with abusing the other 10%'s privacy? The majority still shouldn't be listened to. | |
| Aug 7, 2021 at 22:57 | history | answered | Ollie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |