⚙️ Control your Feed Preferences - Fixes & Updates Coming Soon 🛠️
Similar Worlds has now for the first time since our launch 5 years ago, upgraded our Default Feed's algorithm, from being purely 100% Chronological, to now taking into account Both Content Relevancy and Time of Post.
[i](This is something we have been letting users know, for years, is planned and being worked on.)[/i]
We understand that after 5 years of being accustomed to one specific feed format, this change will be "Drastic" to most users, and can seem confusing and uncomfortable initially. We do apologize for that, and ask that you please bear with us.
However, we do believe, and have already begun to see, that many users are beginning to understand and get more comfortable with the recent changes.
We also understand that such a major cannot have a perfect initial release, as much tweaking and improvement needs to be done, as we test the performance and results of these changes, and listen to user feedback.
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As some users may have noticed, the "Customize Feed" options are currently unavailable, but are being worked on and will be Upgraded to offer more control, and compatibility with the new Feed Structure.
Certain amount of user feedback was needed (which has been helpful) to help us finalize what customization options will be offered, and how they will function.
[i]Some of the options that will be made available very soon:[/i]
[c=004A59][big]Customize Feed[/big][/c]
[b][u]Show more of:[/u][/b]
[b][i]Friends & Following:[/i][/b] 🔲 Everyone | 🔲 Mix | 🔲 My Friends & Following
[b][i]Subscribed Groups & Categories:[/i][/b] 🔲 All Groups | 🔲 Mix | 🔲 My Groups & Categories
[b][i]Comments in Feed:[/i][/b] 🔲 Less Comments | 🔲 Mix | 🔲 More Comments
[b][i]Post Order/Sorting by:[/i][/b] 🔲 Time Posted | 🔲 Mix | 🔲 Most Relevant
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[b][u]Additional important notes:[/u][/b]
• The New/Smart Feed changes does take some time to initially "Warm Up", to sort itself out. The Stability of these new feed changes should improve with time, and with your usage of the feed, and regular interactions with other users.
• Your "Own Posts" appearing in the Home Feed, will likely be returned soon.
• The new Feed changes are not "Random", but they are also not purely Chronological, as have been for the past 5 years. The feed now takes into account, Users and Groups you Follow and interact with, as well as the recency (time) of the content (Post/Comment).
• The more often you see a particular Post/Comment in your feed, the more it will slowly begin to "Drop" lower down the list of posts in that feed to you. This helps you to see more content you may not yet have seen, and less of the same, each time you visit the home feed.
• We will be continuing to improve and adjust these changes, based on user feedback and analysis.
• [b]Customize Feed[/b] (Control your Feed Preferences), will be returning very soon, as mentioned above.
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Thanks for reading, and for your feedback. Kind regards! [i][c=005E2F]- The SW Team[/c][/i]
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It seems we'll be able to default to our old settings, essentially, once the ability to 'Customize Feed' is restored. In the meantime, logging in, then clicking on 'New' is just one extra step, as long as all the new posts are actually showing up there. I'm already beginning to automatically check a post's date before replying. I feel uncomfortable answering older posts that weren't re-shared by the OP. It would be better, imo, if people were in charge of relaunching their own older posts. Anywaaayyy... I've been through site changes enough (here and elsewhere) to know everyone will get used to almost any change thrown at them... eventually.
@geoam1 I'm not entirely sure of the reasoning, but this site has too many over-lapping settings. I think it might be to try to make everyone happy, and we all know that never works
@geoam1 Sometimes that is very true. Balance is key to most things in life. Of course they needed to upgrade the site, but now it's gone a bit too far, I think, lol
@geoam1 Yes, and this site won't last forever either, both in it's current form, and then eventually in any form. Evolution is the nature of the social media beast. This site has a way to go, though, as long as admins/owners are in the mode of increasing it's value... but that usually leads to selling it off, eventually. When they say "anything you post online never goes away", they were very wrong.
@geoam1 I hope not, because this is actually the best site out of 4 I've tried since the last last site I loved got sold. But even if it is gone sooner, it will create a vacuum that will need to be filled. This similar world is even less permanent than the real world.
