automatic reciprocation

[kaigou]

Title:
automatic reciprocation

Area:
manage circle

Summary:
Offer the option for automatic reciprocation of subscribe/unsubscribe, and a second option for automatic reciprocation of access/unaccess.

Description:
I have a policy of automatic reciprocation, but if I fall behind in tracking who has subscribed or unsubscribed, this means I have to slog through the headache-inducing design that is the Manage Circle page, all to figure out where I've fallen short. My preference is very straight-forward and simple, but it makes managing my circle into a time-sink. It'd be a huge time-saver to be able to just flip a switch so whatever someone opts to do with my journal, I then automatically reciprocate.

As for automatic reciprocation on someone you don't want to subscribe in return to... I see that as up to the person choosing to make those exceptions. Either ban the journal you don't want to read, or read your circle via a filtered list, and filter off the person in question.

If the notion of automatically reciprocating on anyone/everyone who subscribes to you strikes you as anathema, then this option probably isn't one you'd ever find a use for, anyway. But for those of us who practice reciprocation, it would really streamline a lot of the hassle in managing our circles.

Poll #2641 automatic reciprocation

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 52

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Should be implemented as-is.
20 (38.5%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
2 (3.8%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
9 (17.3%)

(I have no opinion)
21 (40.4%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[axiom_of_stripe]

Would you want an automatic reciprocation of "exampleusername subscribes to you, so you subscribe to exampleusername" or of "exampleusername subscribes to you, so you give exampleusername access"? I can see people wanting either.

[kaigou]

I figured the options would be:

1. automatic subscription: user subscribes (or unsubscribes) you, and your acct reciprocates
2. automatic access: user grants access (or ungrants), and your acct reciprocates

The option of granting access when someone subscribes is a different critter, and isn't really reciprocation so much as granting additional access. I suppose that could be an option, as well, now that you mention it:

3. automatic acccess: user subscribes (or unsubscribes) you, and your acct allows (removes) access.

[axiom_of_stripe]

The use case I'd see for automatically granting access to subscribers would be a user who posts under an access-lock to be certain of avoiding search engines and casual public browsing but who doesn't want to take the time to manually approve all access requests.

[kaigou]

I suppose. I'm not really sure. (Nearly all of my entries are public, so access isn't as much of an issue for me.)

[thingswithwings]

Yes, actually, this is the part I'm interested in - I automatically grant access to everyone who subscribes, but it's annoying to have to go in and do it all the time. And I don't necessarily subscribe to everyone who subscribes to me, so. Reciprocal is great, but even more functionality would be better!

[kyrielle]

In which case, for symmetry, you'd want 4. automatic subscription: user grants access (or ungrants) and your account subscribes (or unsubscribes) to them - I can especially see people wanting folks who gave them access to show up in their list so they notice them.