Fans = Followers, really?

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   dohn121posted 10 years ago

   Hmmm...It seems that we now have "Followers" as opposed to "Fans."  Why the change?

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   mistywildposted 10 years ago

   so we can feel like we have stalkers I don't know, I don't like it.

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      L. Andrew Marrposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      (Yes, I posted this on another forum)
      
      I know how you feel. 'Fans' was so much better. 'Fans' is so much better.
      
      You follow Jesus. You follow Ghandi or M.L.K. You don't follow someone you've read one article of and think it's 'ok' but won't really keep up with their stuff in the future.
      
      We are individuals - not sheep.

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   Madame Xposted 10 years ago

   check out the other thread already going on this subject

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   Justine76posted 10 years ago

   nobody knows? i hate it
   theres another thread
   how are ya?

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      dohn121posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Just peachy   You?

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         Justine76posted 10 years agoin reply to this

         bummed. i just found out im now transferrable....so, will i suddenly be getting random hub notificstions of people i didnt fan if someone trades me?
         other then that im good. you get snow today?

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   mtsi1098posted 10 years ago

   following the thread...

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   Sue Adamsposted 10 years ago

   Wake up Dohn mel22 started an parallel thread.

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      dohn121posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Sorry.  I was too surprised to check before posting!

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   dohn121posted 10 years ago

   Suggested icon?
   
   

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      Sue Adamsposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I like that. Mehehehehehehe... 

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         hublimposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         Not a baaaaaaad graphic selection

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      mel22posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      
      Congratulations you now have
      671 Sheeples LOL!

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         dohn121posted 10 years agoin reply to this

         Pinch me!  I must be dreamin' (about sheep )

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   Justine76posted 10 years ago

   gotta run
   follow you tomorrow

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      dohn121posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, like 3 inches or so...And then it turned into rain.  Great day to make homemade slurpies
      
      TTYS

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   tony0724posted 10 years ago

   I guess maybe it is the new politically correct terminology

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      Madame Xposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      

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      rebekahELLEposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I think so, social media 'speak'~~~
      
      HP always working to make this place the best.
      fans ~ followers, doesn't matter to me.

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    mel22posted 10 years ago

    It's ok Dohn. I didn't know I had the exclusive rights to that Topic! How bout I go to your thread and you go to mine and we'll see what we can stir up .

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    AEvansposted 10 years ago

    fans, followers I don't mind the change they are all wonderful!

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    mel22posted 10 years ago

    I think they should change weekly just to mess with everyones brains a little and see what intersting stuuff goes on the thread board! Next week we can be disciples and the next we'll be...

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    earnestshubposted 10 years ago

    It's sort of cool to see new stuff appear, little alterations etc. I think I agree with agvulpes on this one. We are followers if we really do read their hubs and like them.

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    Trsmdposted 10 years ago

    If you post some mail still you will post FAN MAIL only not FOLLOWER MAIL..

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    Janettaposted 10 years ago

    I guess follower is trying to make it sound more specific. Fan tends to make you think 'friend' which is true in some cases, but not really the gist behind fanning. Becoming a follower of someone more so implies that you want to do exactly that, follow their work.
    
    It's different and I'm not sure if I love the word choice, but i think it's a good change

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    cosetteposted 10 years ago

    me too. the Hub Team is always working to make this place even more groovy. thanks, (((HubTeam)))!

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       mel22posted 10 years agoin reply to this

       
       I don't mind the change, its keeps the place GROOVY and HIP!

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    Janettaposted 10 years ago

    Just wondering btw...If someone starts serial following, will it be called spollowing?

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    Hauntyposted 10 years ago

    It's only a transitional period to get us acquainted to the idea behind the whole thing... before they change it to stalkers altogether.

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    yoshi97posted 10 years ago

    I voted for the term 'minions', but I got vetoed.

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    L. Andrew Marrposted 10 years ago

    Unless you physically are a sheep - in which case - kudos to you.

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    alexandriaruthkposted 10 years ago

    followers is like a legion LOL, I like friends,

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       L. Andrew Marrposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       That's the thing though - people on this site aren't conventional friends. I though 'fans' was the perfect way of describing it - apparently I was wrong.

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    Jason Menayanposted 10 years ago

    Thank you for all the comments.  We are reading them. We have some features that are going to be released soon that we thought it made more sense to use the term follow since there is more familiarity with the term follow on the web (with Twitter and Google Wave, for example) than fan.
    
    We wanted one term that works for topics and people.  As an example, we felt it was better to follow the topic bladder cancer than to be a fan of bladder cancer. 
    
    Thanks again for all the feedback.

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