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Darlene_Oregon
Darlene_Oregon Posts: 147 Member
edited March 22 in Getting Started
When I post something on my News Feed, "What's on your mind?", who sees that post? Just friends? Sorry, I'm new to this.

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,223 Member
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    Depends on your privacy settings I think: friends and potentially other people visiting your MFP profile page.
  • Darlene_Oregon
    Darlene_Oregon Posts: 147 Member
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    Thanks, I'll try to check my settings.
  • Darlene_Oregon
    Darlene_Oregon Posts: 147 Member
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    I didn't see anything in privacy settings. Still confused!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,645 Member
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    Darlene_Oregon wrote: »
    I didn't see anything in privacy settings. Still confused!

    In web MFP, it's in the Home tab, Settings sub-tab, Diary Settings, then way at the bottom of the Diary Settings page:

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    In the phone/tablet app (Android version, probably also Apple), it's in the More menu that's at the lower right of the dashboard, then click Settings, then Diary Settings, then Diary Sharing.

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  • Darlene_Oregon
    Darlene_Oregon Posts: 147 Member
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    @AnnPT77 - Thanks. I already have my food diary set up for friends only. But if I enter something in "What's on your mind", who sees that? Where does it go?
    What If I just want to report weight loss or something? Do I enter it in "What's on your mind"? Or, do I have to start a new discussion?
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,645 Member
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    I'm sorry, Darlene - my brain skipped a track there. Apologies!

    I think it's Settings/Privacy Settings/Profile viewable by that controls how much of the feed shows to whom.

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    I'm not sure where that is in the app, but the privacy settings there or on the web can control what's posted on your timeline automagically in the first place.
  • Darlene_Oregon
    Darlene_Oregon Posts: 147 Member
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    Hi Ann,
    I do have my privacy settings set to MFP members only. But, on my News Feed (I guess that's my timeline), I only see what my few friends post. I have very little experience with social media. So, it's a bit confusing to me.
    Oh well! I guess I won't worry about it for now.
    Thanks!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,645 Member
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    Your settings control what you display to others. Others' settings control what they display to you, on your News Feed/timeline or elsewhere. I believe the News Feed or timeline is inherently just MFP friends' posts (and MFP's official ones). News Feed is the thing labeled as such in the phone/tablet app, or the My Home tab/Home sub-tab in web MFP. Timeline is the thing you get if you click on your avatar in the phone/tablet app, then click "My Posts", or My Home tab/Profile sub-tab in web MFP.

    At least that's how I understand it.

    Sometimes people want to control whether they see friends' routine diary completion or weigh-in posts or whatever. Generally, I don't think we can control that: They control it.

  • Darlene_Oregon
    Darlene_Oregon Posts: 147 Member
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    I understand for the most part. I never see weigh-in posts in the News Feed. But I guess you can add that if you like. BTW, I am using the web version.
    Thanks, Darlene

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