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How are people feeling about announcements? 1. When they first launched, a bunch of complaints about them being too spammy. 2. Another population of people claim they never check the channels tab. If we were to move announcements into the All / Priority tab (vs. keeping them in Channels), how would you feel?

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Kyle B pfp

I’m in the spammy camp. Worst feature of channel update imo. I’ve left any channel that sends multiple announcements in a day. They should be in their own tab. If not their own tab, then you should be able to mute them.

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This is the first time i’ve seen them mostly because I was just clicking around the app for fun and stumbled on this post

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@ghostlinkz.eth

1. I don’t think the announcements feature is inherently spammy, it’s the frequency that can make it feel that way. If a channel does it too often, I just unfollow it. So far, this hasn’t been a big issue for me. 2. I click on the channels tab, and I like the fact that channel-related notifications have their own dedicated section. I wouldn’t mind testing how it feels to move them to the all/priority tab

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super useful to send out notifications. i don't check it all the time, but think it's a super good addition.

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adrienne pfp

Can we opt in to announcements separately from following a channel? I follow many channels but maybe only want announcements from some. When I get too many, I ignore them all.

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Hate em. I care more about post notification in the channels I host than any announcement I've seen. From observation announcements are used very liberally to where they have no meaning any more. Just feels like a no risk high reward play for casts that otherwise should just be subject to the draw of the algo. Announcements have been so noisy I reluctantly check the channel tab because it's rarely what I want to see any more and just tons of casts I feel are being shoved down my throat. I considered unfollowing all the channels abusing (in my loose definition) announcements but just grew tired of the process after 2 channels. Didn't help that the announcements still lingered in my notifications!

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I did notice that when I made announcements in /stokefire, those casts got more engagement then if I didn't. So seemed to be helpful and give more eyeballs.

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Paul Cowgill pfp

i would vote to remove the announcements feature.

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Love announcements. And I love them being in the channels tab. Would be even better in their own tab.

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@ryanrodenbaugh.eth

Own tab. If you move them into all / priority then please provide a way to turn off / opt out.

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That would make me unfollow a lot of channels I want to have followed. how about moving moderator requests/invite to channel to priority tab? people don't check the channel notifications and when I tag them to let them know they have been added as a member/moderator, they can't find the notification.

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I’d prefer to keep the status quo. I don’t care enough about announcements that I’d want to see them in my priority feed. I want to be able to see notifications relevant to me (likes, replies, recasts of my posts) and not have to sift through other stuff.

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kugusha 🦋 pfp

Never “used” them - never reacted on it, nor pushed them in moderated channels

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czar pfp

I don’t check channel notifications. I value non channel notifications more and don’t want miss them. Channel notifications have a chance of overloading the notification feed. I would keep them separate but include the count in the notification badge.

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Please keep them on their own tab. Better yet, remove them from notifications and add an Announcements tab in the channels UI. It’s already overwhelming to have many announcements across multiple channels… now imagine Warpcast hitting critical mass; the amount of spammy announcements would feel like hundreds of people all shouting for attention.

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Never check them

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I prefer them in their own feed. I check them less than replies

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Zach Davidson pfp

I think channel announcements are a smart idea, but should be - decoupled from pinned posts - delivered via Priority tab - able to be muted by a user As a channel owner, I wish I could announce any post in my channel via kebab menu - kinda like a boosted cast or quote cast delivered via notifications. I’d feel grateful that I have more control over my channel. As a user, I rarely check the channel notifs tab. I’d feel more informed if announcements were in the Priority tab.

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If people were better about using announcements, then I would check the tab. But they aren't. They use them to spam us and milk us for engagement. Until people understand what announcements are for, people will be annoyed by the ping if they can see it. Maybe just add them back to notifications and let nature take its course. I left annoying channels. Maybe you need the community to make people better announcers. I hate this option, but the only thing people respond to is consequence. Ie. If you keep spamming announcements for clearly your own benefit, then people leave your channel. Let the weak channels and channel owners die. Let the strong rise up.

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