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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  4005 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski, Reposts, and The Better Angels Of Our Nature

Totally worth tryin', yo. Wasn't my intention to jump down your throat. I've just seen the idea played out in /r/ideasfortheadmins since 2008.

Here's why I liked the old granularity:

"Chatter" allowed me to see what the few people I follow were paying attention to. clicking around through the various "hubwheels" allowed me to see old discussions that had gotten popular, to see who was saying interesting things, and to have conversations I wouldn't otherwise. In other words, i could "sneak up" on a discussion without billowing all 800-whatever followers all over it.

You don't get the same visibility anymore.