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]]> By: ravm http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3854 ravm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:03:17 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3854 Nice post. Thanks for sharing, Victoria. What a great way to use this new feature! Nice post. Thanks for sharing, Victoria. What a great way to use this new feature!

]]> By: Brad’s Ramblings » Links for 5/11 - 5/22 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3678 Brad’s Ramblings » Links for 5/11 - 5/22 Mon, 18 May 2009 13:55:43 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3678 [...] Twitter’s Most Moronic Change: Removing @ Reply Settings - Twitter community outrage on recent change to their @ Reply system. [...]

[...] Twitter’s Most Moronic Change: Removing @ Reply Settings – Twitter community outrage on recent change to their @ Reply system. [...]

]]> By: User Error » Blog Archive » Pattern Recognition http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3673 User Error » Blog Archive » Pattern Recognition Sun, 17 May 2009 06:06:03 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3673 [...] recent @reply controversy is somewhat indicative of the power of Twitter to expose users to a thriving [...]

[...] recent @reply controversy is somewhat indicative of the power of Twitter to expose users to a thriving [...]

]]> By: Twitter Bring back @Replies after Uproar | Walt Ribeiro >> The Internet's Music Teacher http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3622 Twitter Bring back @Replies after Uproar | Walt Ribeiro >> The Internet's Music Teacher Wed, 13 May 2009 23:03:53 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3622 [...] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Today, Twitter did the dumbest thing ever, and took away @Replies from people. Then finally, after the community uproar decided to retract [...]

[...] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Today, Twitter did the dumbest thing ever, and took away @Replies from people. Then finally, after the community uproar decided to retract [...]

]]> By: Victoria http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3623 Victoria Wed, 13 May 2009 22:18:55 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3623 I just read this article about Twitter's change and thought you might be interested in it. <a href="http://lauraminer.com/post/107337770/now-we-can-rig-up-twitter-groups" rel="nofollow">http://lauraminer.com/post/107337770/now-we-can...</a> I just read this article about Twitter's change and thought you might be interested in it. http://lauraminer.com/post/107337770/now-we-can...

]]> By: If Twitter and #fixreplies is about confusion, it’s a design error. « synset & skrevet & laget http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3617 If Twitter and #fixreplies is about confusion, it’s a design error. « synset & skrevet & laget Wed, 13 May 2009 21:00:58 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3617 [...] I first discovered the changes at Pleasure & Plain, who explains the changes very well. [...]

[...] I first discovered the changes at Pleasure & Plain, who explains the changes very well. [...]

]]> By: Orian Marx http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3620 Orian Marx Wed, 13 May 2009 20:38:08 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3620 As it turns out, it *was* an engineering problem concealed as a UX problem. That's pretty lame but not surprising. @Spidermint and I were right on the mark:<br><br><a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/05/whoa-feedback.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.twitter.com/2009/05/whoa-feedback.html</a><br><a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/05/we-learned-lot.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.twitter.com/2009/05/we-learned-lot....</a> As it turns out, it *was* an engineering problem concealed as a UX problem. That's pretty lame but not surprising. @Spidermint and I were right on the mark:

http://blog.twitter.com/2009/05/whoa-feedback.html
http://blog.twitter.com/2009/05/we-learned-lot….

]]> By: ebuie http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3618 ebuie Wed, 13 May 2009 20:21:27 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3618 This change was the first time I realized that this had an option, but it is something I had been wishing for for some time. Now that I know I used to have the option, I want it back. <br><br>Dear Twitter, if an option is confusing, the solution is to redesign the interaction or explain the option better. Yanking it is not the answer. This change was the first time I realized that this had an option, but it is something I had been wishing for for some time. Now that I know I used to have the option, I want it back.

Dear Twitter, if an option is confusing, the solution is to redesign the interaction or explain the option better. Yanking it is not the answer.

]]> By: WaltRibeiro http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/05/12/twitters-most-moronic-change-removing-reply-settings/comment-page-2/#comment-3613 WaltRibeiro Wed, 13 May 2009 18:02:05 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=1517#comment-3613 This is the dumbest thing. Ever. All your friends were strangers at one point - and to exclude strangers from meeting and connecting in the first place (just because they don't follow each other) it defeats everything that makes Twitter (and relationships) work. This is the dumbest thing. Ever. All your friends were strangers at one point – and to exclude strangers from meeting and connecting in the first place (just because they don't follow each other) it defeats everything that makes Twitter (and relationships) work.

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