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msilverstar ([personal profile] msilverstar) wrote in [site community profile] dw_suggestions2009-08-27 10:34 pm

Separate menu items for reading feeds vs. creating feeds

Title:
Separate menu items for reading feeds vs. creating feeds

Area:
UI / navigation

Summary:
Move the current Read menu / Feeds item and link to the Create menu. When reading filters are implemented, add the item back to the Read menu with a link to read feeds.

Description:
The Feeds item on the Read menu currently leads to the Create Feeds / Add Popular Feeds form.

http://www.dreamwidth.org/syn/

This is exceedingly disconcerting, as it doesn't fit with the pattern set by the other menu items: Reading Page / Profile / Tags / Network page (paid users) / Recent Comments. Those are all about viewing content.

There is no Feeds item on the Create menu, and it would make sense to move the current Feeds item to that menu.

When reading filters are implemented, add a Feeds menu item to the Read menu, to link to a reading page containing the user's feeds, like the LJ parameter: show=Y

Poll #1114 Separate menu items for reading feeds vs. creating feeds
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 20


This suggestion:

View Answers

Should be implemented as-is.
1 (5.0%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
1 (5.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
7 (35.0%)

(I have no opinion)
8 (40.0%)

(Other: please comment)
3 (15.0%)


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