has completed his diary and exercise diary for BLAH BLAH BLAH! ... BA HUMBUG!
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auntstephie321 wrote: »What is annoying to you may not be annoying to others. Many likely don't see those announcements as worthless. Why should your friends need to change the way they do something because thy don't like it. If you are the one with the grievance shouldn't it be you making the changes?
I guess you are not understanding how MFP works. I cannot click on a checkbox and prevent the worthless announcements from invading and trashing my status box. If I could "Make the change" as you write, I would. But MFP doesn't have that option.
Tell me what benifit do you derive from these announcements? Here is the last 24 hours for my status log:
(note, there are no duplicates, each entry is a different person)
Secondly, I'll space them out like on my status report.
burned 116 calories doing 36 minutes of Brazil Butt Lift - High & Tight
burned 108 calories doing 20 minutes of Cleaning, light, moderate effort
burned 1 calorie doing 30 minutes of T-25 Gamma
burned 44 calories doing 10 minutes of Swimming, treading water, moderate effort
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/02/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
burned 508 calories doing 71 minutes of Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace, walking dog
burned 408 calories doing 30 minutes of Stationary bike, general (bicycling, cycling, biking)
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/02/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
burned 426 calories doing 105 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Walking, 2.0 mph, slow pace"
burned 465 calories doing 52 minutes of Running (jogging), 5 mph (12 min mile)
burned 250 calories doing 52 minutes of Walk the Maligator
burned 330 calories doing 60 minutes of Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace
burned 123 calories doing 30 minutes of Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace
burned 942 calories doing 91 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Running (jogging), 8 kph (7.5 min per km)"
burned 547 calories doing 105 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Stationary bike, vigorous effort (bicycling, cycling, biking)"
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/02/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/02/2015. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
burned 1,329 calories doing 125 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Stationary bike, vigorous effort (bicycling, cycling, biking)"
burned 522 calories doing 47 minutes of cardio exercises, including "HIIT on treadmill"
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015. View Diary
burned 438 calories doing 45 minutes of Skating, roller (rollerblading, roller blading)
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal. View Diary
burned 180 calories doing 30 minutes of Gardening, general
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under his calorie goal. View Diary
burned 284 calories doing 35 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Calisthenics (pushups, sit-ups), vigorous effort"
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015. View Diary
burned 419 calories doing 30 minutes of Swimming, treading water, fast/vigorous
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
burned 2 calories doing 240 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Walking, 2.0 mph, slow pace"
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
burned 642 calories doing 176 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)"
completed her food and exercise diary for 8/01/2015 and was under her calorie goal. View Diary
burned 260 calories doing 60 minutes of Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace
burned 625 calories doing 50 minutes of Zumba® Fitness
burned 927 calories doing 181 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Walking, 2.0 mph, slow pace"
burned 1,337 calories doing 90 minutes of cardio exercises, including "Circuit training, general"
burned 850 calories doing 90 minutes of Legs and Booty ?
Do you see what I have to wade through everyday?
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / IF / Sedentary
100 pounds down, 24 to go.
I understand completely how it works. You have the option to remove those friends who clutter your feed with things you feel are unimportant. Perhaps your message would be better suited as a private message to those who you would like to see change their settings, rather than as a forum post to the masses. It all comes off quite arrogant and unnecessary.0 -
And, I thought of something else.
There are certainly friends that are with you and share the same feelings about it as you do. Some of them probably didn't know turning it off was an option, so now they do and you all will at least see a reduction of the newsfeed stuff that you aren't interested in.0 -
Hey! I put a smiley face in there at the end! Where'd my smiley go?0
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KETOGENICGURL wrote: »DAN sez: "I just don't want to see it on my status report. So, if you change the setting, you will still see the prediction and it will make you feel good. But I won't see that annoying message…
Yes indeed!!! First you admonished the "liars" who didn't post their repeated weight loss to your liking.
so here is my advice to you:
PLEASE, DAN, STOP with the glaring multicolor history of your life in EVERY single post you make…lots of them actually assault my eyeballs daily. …If I wanted to scroll thu your wonderful history-- I'd go to your profile..like what most people do when they want to know more..with YOU..we are forced to see it.
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Seems like your need for attention to yourself, while telling the REST of us not to clutter up YOUR eyeballs with OUR life is a bit unbalanced, and unfair, yes?
Now, can we get back to just general Low Carb discussions and sorta remove the ego????
People look at my blogs and derive a benefit from them, especially the newbies, that's what I'm here for. People helped me the first day I logged onto Keto and LCD when I knew nothing. I am giving back what I have learned.
I am constantly getting personal emails about how they read my blogs, and then they ask further detailed questions on how I do things.
I'm sorry the color hurts your eyes.
And you are incorrect when you say, "If I wanted to scroll thu your wonderful history-- I'd go to your profile". There is no way to see previous blogs, search through previous discussions, or see my history from my profile. I am not sure where you got that from?
Tell me how a newbie can search through previous discussions on this group?
Show me where on anyone's profile how to get to their blogs? (it can't be done)
There is no progress reports
So what's up with that?
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / IF / Sedentary
100 pounds down, 24 to go.
It's Ketogenic or Bariatric Surgery! How I Found the Ketogenic Diet
Previous Discussions on the LCD & Keto Groups
Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used on the LCD & Keto Discussion Groups Updated
Blog #13 DittoDan's Milestone's, First's And Good Changes Since Starting the Ketogenic Diet Updated
DittoDan's Keto Blogs
How I got Off of Diabetic Prescriptions Drugs Since I Started Keto Updated
Blog #11 Really Good Keto Websites
Low Carb Discussion Group on MFP (LCD)
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AngInCanada wrote: »For me too its a mental thing. I know as soon as I hit the complete diary button, the kitchen is closed. No more snacking, no more adding another snack in. DONE! And I like seeing the entries saying people have completed their diary because then I just click view diary and check out their day
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I see I made your cut with my Brazil Butt Lift - High and Tight workout.
Seriously though, many people here are saying they enjoy seeing diary completion status's so they can check the persons diary out. I love the diaries and also seeing what people do for exercise to get ideas. And it does come off as kind of rude and annoying because basically you want people to shut off a notification because YOU don't like it.
So I know I won't be changing my settings. Feel free to unfriend me if it annoys you so much.0 -
As far as Dan, can't we all just get along? Dan, you do what you want, but I think asking everyone to do what you want is a little much. Maybe PM all your friends or start a thread for friends who want to do that and only friend them? I personally, don't want to run MFP that way, but more power to those who do. I won't be, tho. And that's ok. I like it, Dan doesn't. I got it.
Edit: sorry for getting your name wrong!0 -
@DittoDan it might be your best option to remove some of the friends. Surely there must be some that never post statuses other than the automatic ones. I know I have many even with my small friend count that never say a word or interact with me in any way.
Asking those that share your feelings about it to join you in changing settings and removing friends that don't interact at all, should help reduce the automated posts you see.0 -
Couldn't this also have been posted on your news feed instead of the forums, so that only your friends would see it?0
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Take up a hobby, Dan. Put the minutia of life back in perspective.0
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I never get any Brazilian Butt Lifts in my feed.
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I never get any Brazilian Butt Lifts in my feed.
Haha @wabmester sounds like it's time for some new friends0 -
auntstephie321 wrote: »Couldn't this also have been posted on your news feed instead of the forums, so that only your friends would see it?
I post here for the benefit of all. And any friend of mine knows I hate it because I do post on my wall about every other day that I hate it. I also post funny ones:wishes everyone would stop hitting the "Complete This Entry" button in their diary...
wishes that everyone would quit completing their food and exercise diary for 7/18/2015, Oh, I'm sorry, you believe MFP's prediction of your future weight will come true ... in that case, go ahead and keep doing it. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 7/19/2015 and he specifically wants to see how much he will weigh a few weeks from now. He also believes in Big Foot. View Diary
completed his food and exercise diary for 7/20/2015 and since it didn't say, "he was under his calorie goal" ~ that means he pigged out today, what a heathen. View Diary
hasn't hit the "Complete This Entry" button in his food diary for 320 days...
hasn't completed his food and exercise diary since 10/14/2014 and he doesn't like these stupid messages and wishes he could turn them off somehow... View Diary
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / IF / Sedentary
100 pounds down, 24 to go.
It's Ketogenic or Bariatric Surgery! How I Found the Ketogenic Diet
Previous Discussions on the LCD & Keto Groups
Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used on the LCD & Keto Discussion Groups Updated
Blog #13 DittoDan's Milestone's, First's And Good Changes Since Starting the Ketogenic Diet Updated
DittoDan's Keto Blogs
How I got Off of Diabetic Prescriptions Drugs Since I Started Keto Updated
Blog #11 Really Good Keto Websites
Low Carb Discussion Group on MFP (LCD)0 -
Am I the only one who never clicks on the "complete this entry" button? Ever. It makes NO difference to your tracking other than posting that annoying *kitten* on your wall.0
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MFP's technical limitations are annoying. You *should* be able to filter out others "completed day" and "exercise" statuses if you want if it causes you to miss out on other conversations.
Showing people how they can change their settings if they want is cool too. I didn't know you could suppress notifications like that.
Past that, the suggestion that someone else's settings mess up your feed and they shouldn't care about those broadcasts and should change it for you, ugh. Really not cool at all.
It does make me wonder, is this the type of thing one could write a tapermonkey script to filter?0 -
I think the problem is that Dan has about 500 friends. But I'd be willing to turn it off for $20.0
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MFP's technical limitations are annoying. You *should* be able to filter out others "completed day" and "exercise" statuses if you want if it causes you to miss out on other conversations.
Showing people how they can change their settings if they want is cool too. I didn't know you could suppress notifications like that.
Past that, the suggestion that someone else's settings mess up your feed and they shouldn't care about those broadcasts and should change it for you, ugh. Really not cool at all.
It does make me wonder, is this the type of thing one could write a tapermonkey script to filter?
Agree. Someone should submit to MFP a desired solution to shut off what you want to SEE vs. only what you want posted. That's the real crux of the matter.0 -
I don't complete mine any more.
But I see why people do. Some people are here because they require the accountability to help keep them on track. For them, posting their accomplishments is helpful. If no one sees it, it defeats the purpose. They are no longer accountable to anyone.
Some people like seeing others' updates. They like the reminder to view the friend's diary to get ideas. And seeing updates let them know their friends are on track. Some like to see what their friends are up to. I have so many friends, if they don't update, I can't keep up with them. I want to cheer people on.
Some people are proud of themselves for exercising. Again, they get the sense of accomplishment and accountability by updating. I've gotten ideas for workouts from others' exercise updates. And am reminded that I need to get off my own butt. Proud people are going to crow a little bit.
This site is set up to be a community. Communities have people in it. Individuals, who have different likes and needs. If you aren't happy with an individual's behavior, you can defriend them, or just ignore the things you find annoying.
We all know how to turn off certain updates now. Individuals either will or won't.
One man's annoying update is another's opportunity to give or receive support.
Each person here has to decide how they'll take it. Everything is about perspective.
I'm not about to dictate to anyone how they should structure their journey. Updates I'm not interested in are simply dismissed by a flick of the finger, or scroll of the mouse. I scroll on, and life goes on.
I try to avoid sweating the small stuff.
Pssst. This issue qualifies as small stuff.
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You make up 38% of my news feed Dan. More than any one other person does (12 'friends'). Hehe :-)0
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fastforlife1 wrote: »I think the problem is that Dan has about 500 friends. But I'd be willing to turn it off for $20.
Not quite that many... where do I send the check?
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / IF / Sedentary
100 pounds down, 24 to go.
It's Ketogenic or Bariatric Surgery! How I Found the Ketogenic Diet
Previous Discussions on the LCD & Keto Groups
Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used on the LCD & Keto Discussion Groups Updated
Blog #13 DittoDan's Milestone's, First's And Good Changes Since Starting the Ketogenic Diet Updated
DittoDan's Keto Blogs
How I got Off of Diabetic Prescriptions Drugs Since I Started Keto Updated
Blog #11 Really Good Keto Websites0 -
jessicatroberts wrote: »MFP's technical limitations are annoying. You *should* be able to filter out others "completed day" and "exercise" statuses if you want if it causes you to miss out on other conversations.
Showing people how they can change their settings if they want is cool too. I didn't know you could suppress notifications like that.
Past that, the suggestion that someone else's settings mess up your feed and they shouldn't care about those broadcasts and should change it for you, ugh. Really not cool at all.
It does make me wonder, is this the type of thing one could write a tapermonkey script to filter?
Agree. Someone should submit to MFP a desired solution to shut off what you want to SEE vs. only what you want posted. That's the real crux of the matter.
You hit the nail on the head! Its a MFP thing. I'd pay the premium if their website had normal features like searching through previous posts, ability to control what is viewed in my status wall, search for groups by name, etc.
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / IF / Sedentary
100 pounds down, 24 to go.
It's Ketogenic or Bariatric Surgery! How I Found the Ketogenic Diet
Previous Discussions on the LCD & Keto Groups
Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used on the LCD & Keto Discussion Groups Updated
Blog #13 DittoDan's Milestone's, First's And Good Changes Since Starting the Ketogenic Diet Updated
DittoDan's Keto Blogs
How I got Off of Diabetic Prescriptions Drugs Since I Started Keto Updated
Blog #11 Really Good Keto Websites0 -
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Hey Dan. I know you mean well. But you're behaving a bit egocentric, judgementental and ignorant on this issue. You've said on another occasion that you're the tough love guy, so I assume you can handle it back.
Just because YOU don't like exercise (egocentric), it's meaningless to you. But YOU don't understand that it may be very meaningful to another person. Personally, when I started eating to improve my physical activities, eating for better health not just weigh loss, structures my eating and accountability more. It's a different mindset. YMMV.
Saying to people they "don't understand how MFP works" is plain rude just because they disagree with you on a subjective matter (judgementental). It implies you think they're stupid.
As commented above. People are in this community for a myriad of reasons. They may have different ways of doing things from you. You getting worked up over this fact of life is more telling about you, than them. (ignorance) If you wanna spend energy getting annoyed over this every day, multiple times per day, you're free to do so. But how productive is that. Aren't there other issues in your life that could require more attention ? (rethorical question)
Shifting gears.
Now, I used to be a very easily annoyed person. At some point I realized it often was a deflecting mechanism. A sort of defence. By being constantly angry about various things ranging from: politics, my fav product was out of stock, someone cut me in traffic, the global environmental pollution, general unfairness....see the pattern here....all of these things are stuff that is outside my direct control. I can't directly change it with my own behavior. So the rational choice is to not spend energy on it. It left a void. I became forced to deal with my feelings, which I'd avoided by being an angry person.
There's still stuff that upsets me ofc. But now I understand how toxic being constantly angry is to growth. It's insiduous. Anger can also mask itself, sometimes it's actually shame or fear.
I urge you to work on your tolerance or ability to imagine how others might perceive the world. It'll make things smoother for you. Good luck.
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Just don't keep a friend list
You get no announcements.
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Foamroller wrote: »Hey Dan. I know you mean well. But you're behaving a bit egocentric, judgementental and ignorant on this issue. You've said on another occasion that you're the tough love guy, so I assume you can handle it back.
Just because YOU don't like exercise (egocentric), it's meaningless to you. But YOU don't understand that it may be very meaningful to another person. Personally, when I started eating to improve my physical activities, eating for better health not just weigh loss, structures my eating and accountability more. It's a different mindset. YMMV.
Saying to people they "don't understand how MFP works" is plain rude just because they disagree with you on a subjective matter (judgementental). It implies you think they're stupid.
As commented above. People are in this community for a myriad of reasons. They may have different ways of doing things from you. You getting worked up over this fact of life is more telling about you, than them. (ignorance) If you wanna spend energy getting annoyed over this every day, multiple times per day, you're free to do so. But how productive is that. Aren't there other issues in your life that could require more attention ? (rethorical question)
Shifting gears.
Now, I used to be a very easily annoyed person. At some point I realized it often was a deflecting mechanism. A sort of defence. By being constantly angry about various things ranging from: politics, my fav product was out of stock, someone cut me in traffic, the global environmental pollution, general unfairness....see the pattern here....all of these things are stuff that is outside my direct control. I can't directly change it with my own behavior. So the rational choice is to not spend energy on it. It left a void. I became forced to deal with my feelings, which I'd avoided by being an angry person.
There's still stuff that upsets me ofc. But now I understand how toxic being constantly angry is to growth. It's insiduous. Anger can also mask itself, sometimes it's actually shame or fear.
I urge you to work on your tolerance or ability to imagine how others might perceive the world. It'll make things smoother for you. Good luck.
Sheesh. I feel like I've been on the couch at a psychologist's office. The only thing I can say is, God bless your heart for the kind words....
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good arguments for and against - I just changed my settings, but might change some of them back for personal accountability. I can't believe mine had it set to announce whenever I posted!!! I apologise in retrospect, but I had no idea.0
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MOD HAT TIME
Go ahead and debate the pros/cons of the automatic updates, but keep it civil. There is no need for personal insults and admonishments, and if it keeps up, I will close this thread. I'd rather not, though, because the information is useful for those who would like to turn off their own announcements, and it's cool to see different people's configuration. If you want to bicker about behavior, take it to PM.
However, I will not put up with the in-fighting that I'm seeing so far here. So, consider this comment this thread's first, last, and only warning on the matter.
END MOD HAT TIME
Now, that said, I'm of the opinion that we should be able to (also) control which of the automated announcements we see on our own walls, as well as control the announcements our actions trigger. I also think most of those announcements should be opt-in (default off), instead of opt-out (default on, current behavior).0 -
jessicatroberts wrote: »Def turning off that "I commented" or "I liked" parts. As if I need to be reminded what I did. ??? Never got that. Does anyone really care if I liked something?!
I leave the commented one on because I have a lot of friends and it can be hard to find a conversation again on my wall. I like being able to go to my profile and click on it.
I think most everything else is turned off for me. I have had the diary thing off forever.
I need that, too. My app NEVER takes me to the right place when I tap the notification, so I can't get back to the convo otherwise.totaloblivia wrote: »good arguments for and against - I just changed my settings, but might change some of them back for personal accountability. I can't believe mine had it set to announce whenever I posted!!! I apologise in retrospect, but I had no idea.
There really is no need to apologize for something you didn't even realize was happening. Edit your settings, and then do what is best for you.
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I wish there was a way to sort the order of how things appear in the newsfeed. Instead of chronological(strictly) you should be able to say "non-automatic updates receive priority at the top" or something. I know I've missed things because everything is chronological. I also wish the "so and so posted a new blog post:name of blogpost" had an actual link to the blog post instead of just a notification. If there could be filters for what I see and don't see I'd want some way to say "see everything from 'username'" I have some friends who really need the positive feeling of a like on the diary completion and some like me who never hit the complete button.0
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sweetteadrinker2 wrote: »...I also wish the "so and so posted a new blog post:name of blogpost" had an actual link to the blog post instead of just a notification....
Agree! I can't even access blogs on my iPhone. If there was a link, I could. It's a bit clumsy.0
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