SAVE THE MFP NEWSFEED

This.is.a.TERRIBLE.Idea. Save our newsfeed!!!!!

I’m seeing user IDS on these threads I’ve never heard of, and (looking at their post counts) who seldom post on the “public” areas of the boards.

It strikes me there’s a huge number of users who bypass the boards and go straight for a direct connection.

The boards were vibrant and wonderful til the last batch of major changes, when they just shriveled and died on the vine.

I hope to heavens you guys have a plan and aren’t just winging it again.

I actually love MFP. Yep. I love an app. Anyone who asks me what made me successful, or whom I overhear in the dressing room struggling, I pipe up and tell them the wonders of MFP. I’ve tried to pay it forward on the boards with new and struggling members, Ive served on at least one “committee”, did a user zoom conference -happily, I might add- when asked. For heavens sake, somewhere in this app is GIFs of me hanging my stomach out versus sucking it in, and pulling extra skin out to here versus tucking it in to Lycra. I can talk with women about menopause, periods, etc etc etc when bashful me would have issues discussing them IRL. I’ve read and participated in convos about weight loss and bowel movements. There is no faffing way I’d share any of that anywhere else.

You’ve got a good, basic, intuitive app (sans the many crappy user food entries). It doesn’t have to be beautiful, it doesn’t have to be trendy, but it does need to serve our needs both logging and having the person-to-person interaction.

I’m with @KickassAmazon76 I run screaming from the idea of “groups”. I’ve got a curated list of meaningful friends. I don’t want to join a group who has friends of friends of friends, and share what is sometimes personal stuff.

I’ve got friends here going through major health, life, job, depression and relationship issues that they share with friends. I am, frankly, honored that I’m in their trusted circle.

MFP friends are not just weight loss pals, they are something more. They are an extended network of friends who share the good bad and the ugly of life and weightloss- unlike other social media sites where every damn person is perfectly dressed, perfectly coiffed, and puckering up for the camera with their perfect SO or angelic, faultless child.

MFP is real, when other sites are not.

Maybe you didn’t intend to go that route, but you did, and you incidentally created strong communities.

Why not think about that, and channel and monetize that, if it’s a funds issue? Maybe a mid-range subscription fee. The $100+ is hard for a lot of folks to swallow, but nor should folks expect it to be absolutely free. Or a staggered subscription fee?

But by the same token, if you go that route, how about doing some curating of your own? Ads for athletic wear or equipment, instead of the AI or cartoon ads of shrinking people who “lost 25 pounds of fat in a week”.

Go to your App Store and change your rating to 1 star!

We have to do something to get their attention. I've emailed. I've canceled premium.

Tank the ratings until this is fixed!

springlering62 wrote: »

I’m seeing user IDS on these threads I’ve never heard of, and (looking at their post counts) who seldom post on the “public” areas of the boards.

It strikes me there’s a huge number of users who bypass the boards and go straight for a direct connection.

The boards were vibrant and wonderful til the last batch of major changes, when they just shriveled and died on the vine.

I hope to heavens you guys have a plan and aren’t just winging it again.

I actually love MFP. Yep. I love an app. Anyone who asks me what made me successful, or whom I overhear in the dressing room struggling, I pipe up and tell them the wonders of MFP. I’ve tried to pay it forward on the boards with new and struggling members, Ive served on at least one “committee”, did a user zoom conference -happily, I might add- when asked. For heavens sake, somewhere in this app is GIFs of me hanging my stomach out versus sucking it in, and pulling extra skin out to here versus tucking it in to Lycra. I can talk with women about menopause, periods, etc etc etc when bashful me would have issues discussing them IRL. I’ve read and participated in convos about weight loss and bowel movements. There is no faffing way I’d share any of that anywhere else.

You’ve got a good, basic, intuitive app (sans the many crappy user food entries). It doesn’t have to be beautiful, it doesn’t have to be trendy, but it does need to serve our needs both logging and having the person-to-person interaction.

I’m with @KickassAmazon76 I run screaming from the idea of “groups”. I’ve got a curated list of meaningful friends. I don’t want to join a group who has friends of friends of friends, and share what is sometimes personal stuff.

I’ve got friends here going through major health, life, job, depression and relationship issues that they share with friends. I am, frankly, honored that I’m in their trusted circle.

MFP friends are not just weight loss pals, they are something more. They are an extended network of friends who share the good bad and the ugly of life and weightloss- unlike other social media sites where every damn person is perfectly dressed, perfectly coiffed, and puckering up for the camera with their perfect SO or angelic, faultless child.

MFP is real, when other sites are not.

Maybe you didn’t intend to go that route, but you did, and you incidentally created strong communities.

Why not think about that, and channel and monetize that, if it’s a funds issue? Maybe a mid-range subscription fee. The $100+ is hard for a lot of folks to swallow, but nor should folks expect it to be absolutely free. Or a staggered subscription fee?

But by the same token, if you go that route, how about doing some curating of your own? Ads for athletic wear or equipment, instead of the AI or cartoon ads of shrinking people who “lost 25 pounds of fat in a week”.

This Right Here!!! Give us a solution that lets the newsfeed stay rather than some careless, misinformed decision. What a well written post describing the intangible benefits of the newsfeed. The authenticity of the newsfeed has helped me in ways that I could never find anywhere else. You want to kill off what makes you unique? When in the history of EVER was that a smart business decision? Another user posted to contact the Francisco Partners Group CEO- Dipanjan Deb that owns MFP. Not a bad idea.

@springlering62 @SHW33TP3A @KickassAmazon76 have nailed it. MFP is pretty much my FB now. The feed is where I cheer with, empathize with, pray with, etc. etc. my friends. All the connections are very important to me. So much more than a calorie counter app.

IMO the best part of MFP is the Newsfeed. The community pages have always been too large and clunky to navigate and even if we set up a select small group it's impossible to incorporate all our friends into a private setting. Most of my friends aren't friends with each other. Something else I haven't read here is that there are too many unverified folks trolling the community groups. I for one have come across too many who are here for all the wrong reasons. The newsfeed is a safer environment.

I hope you will consider all the complaints you're receiving about eliminating the newsfeed and realize the quantity and quality of people you will be losing, many of whom who have been here for a decade or more. For most of us it's not just about the logging, we can do that anywhere, it's about the friendships! It simply won't be the same!

BTW, I've been here since 2013 but just came back under a new name a few days ago because of a creeper who would not leave me alone even though I blocked him. Sometimes having too many friends and being part of a large community isn't all that safe. That's my experience anyway.....sad to say.

Save the Newsfeed, you incompetent nincompoops

Please do not take away the Newsfeed. It has has been instrumental to me in dealing with horrible health issues that have been tossed at me. The friends I made here encouraged me to eat right, exercise and keep on going when the going got tough. My Fitness Pal is My Fitness Family. Please don't think the Community posts will be a solution. You have something special here. Thank you.