"update status" is a little confusing for newbies...

Discussion in 'Novel Updates Site Discussion' started by UnGrave, Dec 11, 2018.

  1. UnGrave

    UnGrave ななひ~^^

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    I've kinda been chuckling a bit for the past couple of days as I've watched the 'new profile posts' section of nuf. There's always several times a day where a brand new account will simply announce random facts about themselves. "likes anime", "looking for some good reads", "is a fujoshi", ect. These statements make sense if you were posting a status that would site atop your page to let people know about you, but profile posts are shared publicly and like, well, profile posts.

    I myself remember my first time on NUF, I didn't really know what was up, but then I saw "update your status" and so I was like "oh, I guess I better explain my account here" and so I just did the same and announced a fact about myself "I'm just a lurker here" which would have been fine if it was my status, but as a public profile post it was pretty weird.

    I'm just kinda wondering if maybe there's a reason that it says "update your status" in the profile post section of your profile. Perhaps it might be a good idea to change that so newbies don't always have to feel that little sting realizing that it was kinda embarrassing. But for now, I'll quickly announce to anyone I see that their status is public.
     
  2. Legendary_Exor

    Legendary_Exor {Even this Turtle knows NTR is evil]

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    I knew it was broadcasted to everyone from the get go lol. Just assumed so...
     
  3. juniorjawz

    juniorjawz Well-Known Member

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    Just a place for me to say stuff. Like my latest one is about Gabiru.
    Tap anyone username here and see their status.
    Open forum and scroll down (on mobile, forgot how PC looks) and you see latest updates.
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    That's what Update your Status does.
     
  4. Fiorisi

    Fiorisi [WenNing's Waifu] [Chongy's Mum] ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭

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    I didn't even realise it would become public and I ended up telling anyone who read it what I wanted to buy for my future house xD LOL
     
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  5. UnGrave

    UnGrave ななひ~^^

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    Hehe, I guess I missed it or I would have poked fun at you a bit.
     
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  6. Rivenn

    Rivenn 【I eat fruit】【commonhouseman】【RV_n/Rivelle】

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    the first post on my profile was a pic comment to my pic.

    I spent quite a long time as a lurker before I made a post

    ah the good times~
     
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  7. Kagutsuchi

    Kagutsuchi 『Omnipresent Reader』

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    x2 lol. I thought that status was the text below my name on the posts and made some random comment lmao.
    Then I saw people commenting on it and I was like "What r u doing here bro... ooohhh... oops."
    :cookie:
     
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  8. SoulZer0

    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    Yup, I was overwhelmed too when lots of people just started commenting on my status, like. What?? Didn't know everyone could see it back then.
     
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  9. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Ah, the same kinda happened to me, took me a while to realize what I wanted was to update my personal details, not the status~

    The status thing is similar to a tweet in the end, but it's not that intuitive... I don't think that's bad though, many newbies end up getting to discover profile posts through that, so it's fine~
     
  10. UnGrave

    UnGrave ななひ~^^

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    I guess its fine to keep it that way in that case, I'm just hoping people don't get scared off becuae they think they made a bad first impression or something...
     
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    Zalpha Well-Known Member

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    It's public! :S
    Well, that is kind of funny. I have never visited that part of the site (there is a lot I haven't seen before or know about on this site).
     
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  12. UnGrave

    UnGrave ななひ~^^

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    Take it for a spin, it's entertaining sometimes.
     
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    I don't know why, but when I was first visiting my profile I put a rant there about my username (which is what I also use everywhere else, except on PoE where someone had miraculously stolen it...)
    Because if they hear it, noone can spell it, and if they see it, noone can pronounce it. Which was made more true when someone said in a reply that it's like bidoff without the ff, since Bidoof is spelled like so.
    And the inspiration for it, first time on the internet where I needed an account (platform racing 2 btw) I decided to go with randomly made-up word bido, and then I realized mostly everywhere on the web except when you're pioneering, all 4 letter combinations are taken, so I added blob at the end when I made a new account somewhere and I've stuck with it since since it's always free (except for that bastard on PoE...)
    Edit: This is the extended version of that rant btw.
     
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  14. Bad Storm

    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    Well, my first status was "Simply Awesome":blobpeek:

    At least it wasn't that bad... :blobjoy:
     
  15. AhoDesuGa

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    I don't remember mine hehe~
     
  16. Bad Storm

    Bad Storm no thought, head empty

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    I just looked at the last page of my profile page. Pros of not wiping the wall clean :blobwink:
     
  17. AhoDesuGa

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    Indeed~:blobpats:
     
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    Liyus Laksha's Desu~ Cat

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    I got cursed by @Satan when i realized the existence of profile post.....(i was a lurker before that day)

    [​IMG]
     
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    :ROFLMAO:
     
  20. asriu

    asriu fu~ fu~ fu~

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