Better terms for watching (and tracking?)

[mcwumbly (Dave McClure)]

@mcwumbly

I’m putting together more complete thoughts on this subject.

I tacked these on to the earlier topic that @Mittineague shared, since @DeanMarkTaylor had already illustrated something there that was very close to where I was headed in my thinking:

Suggestion to change topic-subscription descriptions

I was starting to write up a new topic on this subject, but your suggestion is so close to what I am thinking of, that it seems better to just pick up where you left off. A small tweak to suggest is just to also remove the Mute option. I fail to see why it’s necessary at the topic level. When you’re not watching a topic, you only get notified when you’re quoted or mentioned anyway. This way, it’s a single click to Follow or Unfollow a topic. Not only is the interaction much simpler, but I am…