How do I make my feed visible but without followers?
What de title says. Thank you for reading!
Yeah, really should have posted this earlier, huh.
Currently, the only way is to view profile pages while signed out - followed feeds are private but feed itself isn't. Dunno if that's a bug or on purpose but there's something to note! The only remaining problem is that if we see a post there to be re-posted or hearted - we can't. Unless say, we lose our lazy enough to go hunting for mirror posts.
cc @KrinkTheMellowUnicorn
If you mean you would like people to see your feed, but without having to follow you. You can do so by going through your settings and unticking the "Closed (follow requests require my approval)" box. Hope this helps.
I think all feed posts are public, followers just means that your posts will show up in your followers feed.
Can someone from the feed team confirm and respond to the rest of the original post, as I'm confused about the signed out part.
@JaceofSpades @Sarah hopefully I'm tagging the right people!
@AffyAvo @imaginativeDrum
Yes, that is correct. All feed posts are public and anyone who views your profile will be able to see them. However, having followers can help make others be aware of your posts.
@JaceofSpades
Nono, I want to know if it's possible to have my feed be visible but my followers (either followed or being followed by) not. When signed in. Eg. when you sign out and visit a blocked feed, you can see the feed contents even click to load more posts. However, if you try to click to see who they follow and or are followed by, it is only a number and a message comes up saying the feed is private. I would like to get this level of functuality and visibility for my own feed whilst signed in.
If that makes sense?
I would like to allow the invitation requests I have still pending but since allowing them would also open them to the names of who I listen - since I use feeds sometimes as a way to update myself on listenees and a way to update them in turn. With the first point, i expose them to a breach of privacy and with the second, signed in users cannot view blocked threads. Meaning I cannot capably use my own feed even, to update every follower/listenee on current events; absences, excuses, mass-messages etc...
Thank you for reading and all yo responses!
@imaginativeDrum
Under your settings there is the option to close off followers where they have to request you first before you accepting them.
I'm not sure about being able t hide your feed posts. I know if someone hasn't posted anything to their feed it will say "feed empty" or if you go onto a profile that is a teen listener or member (and you're not an Adult-Teen listener) then you won't be able to see the feed posts as well.
Unless there is a way of hiding the posts that I don't know about, then I don't know sadly. There's others I don't follow who doesn't allow you to see their followers, but can see their posts.
@JaceofSpades
There's others I don't follow who doesn't allow you to see their followers, but can see their posts.
So it's possible then? You follow someone but cannot see who they follow OR who they are followed by - but can see their posts? Awesomesauce, thank you! Do you know if that's the default configuration or just a fluke for some people? Ie. is it like that for all your followed people with closed feeds? Sorry for the trouble but ty very much for the answers! Had begun to lose help and almost resolved ta start declining requests altogether.
@imaginativeDrum
Yes! Right above where you edit your bio there's a box to check to allow those to request to follow and you don't have to let anyone see who you're following or who's following you.
Is it possible these are teen accounts you are trying to view as well? Also, some people may not have posted in their feed. Unsure 100%.
@imaginativeDrum
You follow someone but cannot see who they follow OR who they are followed by - but can see their posts?
Yes, that is the situation if they have set their follow lists to "closed."
Awesomesauce, thank you! Do you know if that's the default configuration or just a fluke for some people?
The default is Open but anyone can choose Closed in their settings.
Does that answer?
@JaceofSpades - there's no way to hide posts.
This decision was made in collaboration with the community and early testers of the feed who were concerned that entirely private feed-post networks could be unmoderated and potentially harmful or negative.
@AffyAvo - I think I answered it. See what I read and let me know if something about that still confuses you?
@KrinkTheMellowUnicorn I think I got it now! I was a little lost with a part of the question at first.
I think you can make it more visible by tagging others you think that may be interested in your post. When you tag someone, they'll get an alert. Then once they've seen it, they have the option to heart and repost. Taa Daaa, successful feed post. :)
I'm not quite sure what the question is & others may have answered it, but I will try.
- All feed posts are visible to the public
- Following someone means their feed posts will show up in your incoming feed
- You may remove a follower if you don't want them seeing your posts that way (they will still be able to go to your feed and see your poss)
- You can block a follower who is bothering you. They will not be allowed to see your posts when logged in, but they wil be able to log out and see them as all posts are public (but then they can't repost as themselves and write something mean, etc.)
- By default follower lists and who you are following is public info anyone can see
- You can close your list to hide who you are following and who is following you. Your posts will still be public as above.
I'm probably forgetting something.