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Discussion on: Append-Only Feeds: A Better Way To Order Feeds

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Brendan Vaughn

I just wonder why this couldn't be a user-managed setting. Forcing a one-size-fits-all approach on browsing is like when teachers always used lecture regardless of the learning style of their students.

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Jan van Brügge

Yeah, I just want to be able to get a chronological timeline. I dont miss stuff as I check rather often, but those "On case you missed" items are annoying as hell.

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James Reggio

If you check rather often, a reverse-chronological timeline is exactly what you'll get.

This approach has an immediate and fascinating consequence: If a user checks their feed often, their feed becomes purely reverse-chronological. And if a user checks their feed every few days, their feed is mostly ranked.

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Jan van Brügge

Bit I do check every few hours and the timestamps are not in order, which is annoying

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James Reggio

Are you talking about Banter or Twitter?