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How About We Don't Delete Newsfeeds

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,550 Member
    edited July 7
    IslandGal3 wrote: »
    I see there is a new food logging streak in my diary. Wonder if that will replace our login streaks.

    That would be interesting!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,550 Member
    For people who access MyFitnessPal via computers, the newsfeed is on our HOME PAGE. It's the first thing we see. It's not another clunky click. The only reason I ever use MFP on my cell phone is to scan a UPC.

    When I access MFP, I go straight into Community.

    I rarely look at my Home page except when I go through to log some exercise.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,316 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    For people who access MyFitnessPal via computers, the newsfeed is on our HOME PAGE. It's the first thing we see. It's not another clunky click. The only reason I ever use MFP on my cell phone is to scan a UPC.

    When I access MFP, I go straight into Community.

    I rarely look at my Home page except when I go through to log some exercise.

    Most of my access to MFP is my computer. App is for scanning bar codes as I find the app clunky.
  • Darlene_Oregon
    Darlene_Oregon Posts: 186 Member
    @Betty I agree with @springlering62. Up until yesterday, I only had two MFP friends. By joining a community group, I no longer have control of whom I communicate with. Not enough time!
    Also, I was involved in a few community discussions. But I never got notifications of new content unless I actually went to the community section. It may seem petty. But I only have so much time to devote to this resource.
  • gbers
    gbers Posts: 55 Member
    edited July 7
    I’ve been on MFP for over 13 years! The newsfeed has been vital in my progress. Connection with like minded individuals is critical in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I’ve made many friends who are real, honest, struggle and get it back together- because of the support and encouragement we give each other. Please DO NOT delete this vital part of your website. I cannot imagine how this would be positive.
    Please keep the newsfeed. It really makes a huge difference and impact to so many of us on here.
  • smithsusan961
    smithsusan961 Posts: 75 Member
    edited July 7
    save the news feed
  • AnneGenevieveS
    AnneGenevieveS Posts: 441 Member
    edited July 1
    Sent my email to the
    not sure if they will listen but here are some emails for CEO'S at Francisco Partners. I'm sending an email to all of them...you never know

    Sent my email too!
  • Heather_71
    Heather_71 Posts: 8 Member
    edited July 1
    Isn’t the newsfeed where they post articles? Where people connect with each other like this is called the Community…???… I think the Community will remain. I’m new coming back after a long time away so maybe I’m off in what I’m seeing….if so I apologize. But the below article states “ Members will now be able to access latest food and nutrition content via the Blog and interact with others in the Community tab, both can be found in the More menu.”

    https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/26953529858317-Retiring-the-Newsfeed-feature-by-the-end-of-June-2024
  • lisakatz2
    lisakatz2 Posts: 524 Member
    edited July 1
    I'm a fairly new MFP member, and I too am sad to see the activity feed will soon be no more. It's a simple way to share and stay in touch with ALL your friends.
  • snowshoe072
    snowshoe072 Posts: 5,073 Member
    edited July 7
    What a great way for everyone to keep in touch why get rid of it?
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    edited July 1
    Heather_71 wrote: »
    Isn’t the newsfeed where they post articles? Where people connect with each other like this is called the Community…???… I think the Community will remain. I’m new coming back after a long time away so maybe I’m off in what I’m seeing….if so I apologize. But the below article states “ Members will now be able to access latest food and nutrition content via the Blog and interact with others in the Community tab, both can be found in the More menu.”

    https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/26953529858317-Retiring-the-Newsfeed-feature-by-the-end-of-June-2024

    The news feed is where you see status updates only from people on your friends list. You are able to comment on them or go to their wall to leave a comment.

    The community is the place where the forums(like this one) live. It's open for all to see and respond. (and now whether you want to kiss the above poster *eyeroll*, lol)

    Private groups are like sub sections of the forum where a moderator (or group owner) decides who gets to join, and it's like a mini community of ours own.
  • gwhizeh
    gwhizeh Posts: 269 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    https://www.businessofapps.com/data/myfitnesspal-statistics/

    MFP has 200 million users.

    If 200,000 people used the News Feed, that's 0.1% of the total users.

    If only 20 million people actively use MFP (10%), and 200,000 of them use the News Feed, that's 1% of the total active users.

    When moderators etc. say that relatively few people use the News Feed, this is what they mean. To you, 200,000 people might seem like a lot, but when you run the math, it's not.

    And quite frankly, I'd guess it's something more like 20,000 rather than 200,000.




    Sorry. Inflated number. If remotely true, the majority are bots (Remember the Russian spam/fake friend requests? ) at least I got to decide whether to accept or not. New system. Public or completely private. No filter between.

    For 200 million people, im certain MFP would be inclined to fix this entire site. Otherwise they are more inept than believed.
  • smithsusan961
    smithsusan961 Posts: 75 Member
    save the feed
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,316 Member
    I wouldn't know what other web page/app would have something similar to the newsfeed. I know I tried some others several years back, but between losing all my recipes, foods, and friends; I decided to stay here. The few I have checked, don't sync with fitbit in the free version, and I have no desire to pay just for that feature.
  • parys1
    parys1 Posts: 2,072 Member
    edited May 25
    Zinka61 wrote: »
    OK, here's an issue with moving toward "private groups". They don't seem to be so private. I joined a friend's new *private* group that she made due to losing the news feed. In it, she asked if anyone knew another member. No one did, so I did a search on MFP of the member's user name. My search yielded a number of threads the member participated in or was mentioned in...and the "private" chat thread in the supposedly "private" group was one of them. This is exactly why I don't use Community. I've searched my user name and found my posts from Community on the internet. I don't want that. I want private discussions with people I've decided are safe to associate with. The newsfeed offered that, but I can't see that anything else this site offers provides that kind of privacy.

    You could see that because you were also a member of that private group, were you not? I was also concerned about this as I belong to a few private groups but most of my friends did too. I had to go out of my way to grab one of my friends who was NOT a member of at least one of them and they could only see the groups they also belonged to. (Not that I am advocating groups instead of a newsfeed. I want our freaking newsfeed.)