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  • giggey says
    you're missing dancing bananas! (s_dance)
  • onepinktee
    welcome to the party! (s_bye)
  • adelemcalear
    Hey Mack - this is my THIRD attempt...I'll tell you what bugs me and you tell me if there's a work around...fair?
  • Connie
    ADELE! (s_bye)
  • adelemcalear
    Right: first, I'm used to @ replies tab to check when I've been away. What do I do with "356 responses" View?
  • Connie
    You'll wind up marking all as read. I cut down on that by following far fewer ppl here and using the Mute button.
  • Connie
    Also, switch your timeline to Only My Plurks ... that way you can check responses to your plurks. Won't catch responses to responses ...
  • MackCollier says
    adelemcalear that's a problem, you can't easily search to see who has replied to you in threads, yet.
  • MackCollier says
    connie is right on switching views, that works for plurks that you started
  • Beth Harte says
    "Won't catch responses to responses" is on my list for the A-Team
  • Beth Harte says
    Adelemcalear, the A-Team has been very responsive to implmenting requests for changes
  • adelemcalear
    connie Hi! OK...I'm such a newb...like a toddler on shakey legs...or maybe it's the wine.
  • Connie
    adelemcalear You are so perfect for these Plurk convos. You'll love it when you get the hang of it. Doesn't replace Twitter. Just different
  • adelemcalear
    OK - but if I switch to only my plurks, would I be able to see this convo (because I didn't start it)?
  • MackCollier says
    and notice that this thread is getting better than a reply a minute.
  • MackCollier says
    no I don't think you would. Try it and see
  • DebInAustin says
    no, you'd have to start it.
  • adelemcalear
    I ABSOLUTELY think there are very good things here...but, like any new thing, there is a learning curve.
  • adelemcalear
    And with limited time availabilty, it comes down to "do I REALLY want to move in over here"
  • adelemcalear
    So, I would only be able to follow my own conversation starter with Only My Plurks.
  • MackCollier says
    see I dont think you have to give up Twitter to use Plurk, I still use both, and like tonight, at the same time
  • adelemcalear
    better than nothing, I guess.
  • Connie
    They're making improvements rapidly here. New features coming pretty fast.
  • adelemcalear
    Q#2: Can someone please explain to me the diff btwn Friends and Fans. (I tried and tried back on launch day, but didn't find the answer.)
  • adelemcalear
    connie - that's really good to hear that they are responsive
  • MackCollier says
    yes adelemcalear, but notice down at the bottom right corner of this plurk where it says 'plurk page'? that gives this convo its own page
  • MackCollier says
    friends are people following you that you follow back, fans are people that follow you, that you dont follow back
  • Connie
    Fan is someone who follows you but you don't follow back.
  • adelemcalear
    MackCollier I don't believe I have to give up one for the other. It's more that I'm not sure how invested I want to be.
  • DebInAustin says
    adelemacalear everyone is great about teaching one another here. Thanks to that I learned rather quickly.
  • Connie
    I limit the noise by only adding as friends ppl I know from Twitter or who have engaged me in conversation here.
  • MackCollier says
    problem with timeline format is that it can get crowded very quickly, may have to be more selective with following ppl here
  • adelemcalear
    mackcollier I'm already on that plurk page...caught that a while back. Very cool. And makes it much easier to follow.
  • adelemcalear
    mackcollier connie So then, when I get a "so and so has added you on Plurk" notice, to keep the noise down, what do I select?
  • Connie
    Some ppl like the mobile timeline better -- more twiiter-like. I've gotten used to the scrolling one.
  • adelemcalear
    connie tell me about the mute button please. How does it work?
  • Connie
    Look at top of this message, where Mack started the thread. At the bottom right it says mute. If you click this will not reappear
  • Connie
    in timeline even if there are additional responses.
  • Connie
    That's a new feature they added this week in response to requests.
  • MackCollier says
    adelemcalear oh put a @ in front of someone's name like on twitter to link to them
  • MackCollier says
    adelemcalear like I have muted some convos from days ago that still get some replies
  • Tim Jackson says
    connie- thanks for the intro to adelemaclear. Hoping to be in Montreal in August for tradeshow. I LOVE that city. Welcome to Plurk!
  • Beth Harte says
    adelemcalear if you look at your alerts you can see who has asked to follow you (you can accept or make them a fan)
  • Beth Harte says
    you will also see under the alerts who is waiting to accept your friend adds (they have to accept first). K
  • MackCollier says
    btw 50 replies in 27 mins....just sayin'...
  • Beth Harte says
    adelemcalear you can also click on the link by their name to look at their profile before accepting.
  • giggey wishes
    there was an option to see time stamps on responses
  • Beth Harte says
    add it to the list! Just send the requests to the "Contact Us." That's how the mute button got added.
  • giggey has
    sent the suggestion
  • adelemcalear
    connie tell me about the mute button please. How does it work?
  • Beth Harte says
    see up at the right hand corner of this plurk, it says mute. Just click on it and you won't see this plurk any more.
  • adelemcalear
    mackcollier OK, despite the fact that I broke Plurk briefly, I absolutely see the value of a threaded convo!
  • Beth Harte says
    giggey, that's great. Let's check to see if it gets added.
  • Tim Jackson says
    @ MackCollier... are you sending birds to carry whales to Plurk now? Nothing is technically wrong.
  • adelemcalear
    TimJackson and EVERYONE else here in this conversation who are meeting me for the first time, hello, and thanks for the kind welcome :-)
  • adelemcalear
    Q#3 this (here) page convo does not auto-refresh, nor does it if you have the plurk open in the timeline. Is this correct?
  • Tim Jackson says
    I've been following you on Twitter ... when it works, that is. But welcome to Plurkistan. The natives are weird (mackcollier), but good.
  • adelemcalear
    Q#4 How do you best follow more than one convo? This is taking all of my attention. (In page view.) Tips?
  • MackCollier says
    adelemaclear it wont auto-refresh if you move it to plurk page, but WILL auto-refresh on timeline
  • Beth Harte says
    exactly. and look for the red numbers, this means there's a new plurk.
  • adelemcalear
    I feel compelled to keep trying Plurk because they are Canadian (as am I). And because MackCollier & connie are evangelizing.
  • Connie
    I never read on the plurk page. That's as klunky as Twitter web. Always read from timeline.
  • Beth Harte says
    advice, follow only the conversations you want to and forget the rest.
  • giggey says
    Re: Q3 - I've seen a convo refresh when I have it open. Just saw Mack's and Beth's response come up as I typed
  • Beth Harte says
    okay, now me...what's the Plurk page?
  • Connie
    agree w / bethharte - ignore all the "good morning" type convos
  • MackCollier says
    connie if there's a convo that's good and I need to leave, I will move it to plurk page and refresh later when i get back
  • giggey
    seconds the question....what's the plurk page?
  • adelemcalear
    mackcollier It wasn't auto-refreshing when I had the individual plurk window open. The "6" did not advance to "15" with it open.
  • Connie
    Plurk Page is the permalink for convo. Look bottom right of the open window in the time line. says plurk page.
  • giggey
    oh yeah, have never used that
  • Connie
    Mack, the number may not advance, but new messages pop up while I'm reading in an open message window
  • Beth Harte says
    right! I know that. I don't like that view. Might as well be on the timeline...for me anyway.
  • MackCollier says
    adele I am reading it now open on the timeline, dont have it on its own page, and 4 new replies have popped up since i opened it
  • Connie
    The timeline took a while for me to get used to, but now that I have, I like it.
  • MackCollier says
    yeah the timeline totally throws everyone at first, but now i almost prefer it to twitter
  • Connie
    MackCollier Not sure about auto-refresh on plurk page; I almost never use that view.
  • MackCollier says
    ok it doesn't auto-refresh for me on plurk page, but does in timeline view
  • adelemcalear
    What bugs me about the timeline is that it's moving in the WRONG direction. To me, it should move from L to R, like reading.
  • Connie
    Most ppl have that complaint. Think of it like a blog -- most recent on top, which is to the left, which is where your eye naturally goes.
  • adelemcalear
    bethharte (catching up, sorry) Yes, I'm familiar with how to add people. Just not what differentiates friend from fan.
  • adelemcalear
    OK...so. #1 friend less people, to cut down on the noise, right?
  • Connie
    And mute conversations you're not interested in.
  • adelemcalear
    #2 Use the "Only My Plurks" to just see the convos that I've started.
  • MackCollier says
    adele I would start off friending the people you routinely talk to on Twitter, & see how it goes, kinda watch your timeline & c how crowded
  • adelemcalear
    ACK! How do I get back to the timeline from the Plurk page? (Ugh...did I mention how impatient I can be when learning new things?)
  • Connie
    I only add ppl I know on Twitter & ppl who have engaged me in conversation here, like TimJackson. Didn't even follow him on Twitter.
  • adelemcalear
    mackcollier something tells me I'm going to have to un-friend a heck of a load of people...I was accepting everyone!
  • MackCollier says
    Bingo! 100 replies in an hour!
  • adelemcalear
    Q#5 Oh! When it launched, there was no BLOCK function. Is there one now?
  • Connie thinks
    Mack is right. I have switched some ppl from friends to fans because they plurked so much.
  • MackCollier says
    adele if you click 'mark all as read', it 'resets' the timeline
  • MackCollier says
    i dont think theres a block function, but they did add the mute function connie mentioned
  • Connie
    I have my timeline set to private. So they have to request to see it.
  • Connie
    However, if I'm responding to someone who is public, that's viewable to everyone.
  • Connie
    Metrics, he haz them! :-D
  • adelemcalear
    Action item #4, set timeline to private to tune down the creep factor.
  • adelemcalear
    No, but seriously, how do I get back to the timeline? I clicked the HamDog and it just reloaded the Plurk Page...
  • Connie
    You can always refresh by clicking on My Profile in the top left corner.
  • adelemcalear
    they need a quick button for that.
  • MackCollier says
    I just like pointing out how quickly replies add up because the threaded convos really is huge, and I just click Mark all as read to reset
  • adelemcalear
    mackcollier It's true. MUCH easier to have a coherent, deeper convo here. No argument on that...but...
  • adelemcalear
    there are still some issues. Like coming out of plurk page back to the timeline...I almost lost this thread in the timeline
  • Connie
    BTW, in addition to srolling, you can click anywhere on the timeline and drag it left or right
  • adelemcalear
    connie so, if I'm only friending a few people, and I keep my timeline private, and I've activated Only My Plurks, how do you see new peeps?
  • MackCollier says
    adele you can see everyone that replies to a thread, even if you aren't following them
  • adelemcalear
    Q #6 So there is NO way to see if someone has @'d me? Really?
  • Connie
    I pick them up from conversations like this.
  • Connie
    Nope, no way to check replies. You can do private messages, just like DMs on Twitter, and there's a view for that.
  • DebInAustin says
    how do we do a private plurk?
  • Connie
    short cut: mouse over bold name in convo thread; arrow pops up to right. click on arrow & you can private plurk.
  • Connie
    Or, in the main text window below the timeline, just below your name it says Plurk privacy & options. You can choose private there.
  • DebInAustin says
    OK. I see that now. Thx again.
  • MackCollier says
    lol you laugh connie but i think some blog posts are in order
  • DebInAustin says
    oh that would be so cool. LIke an online forum or something. You should try it!
  • adelemcalear
    Yes, well this convo will certainly be linked to in my post tomorrow ;-)
  • adelemcalear
    Q#6 On the left/bottom of timeline "# new plurks Update" refers to...?
  • adelemcalear
    (and this convo does not auto-refresh when the window is open)
  • Connie
    This convo is auto-refreshing for me when window is open
  • Connie
    # of new plurks - click on that and it will refresh timeline to show latest plurks
  • Connie
    It also shows # of new responses, if any - when you click on that you will see only updated convos
  • adelemcalear
    Q#7 is there a bookmarking or favourites feature?
  • Connie
    That feature has been requested and I believe they're working on it.
  • adelemcalear
    Q#8 Any sign of spammers yet?
  • MackCollier says
    not yet adele, there's only about 9,000 users supposedly
  • Connie
    Mack, I think that's just the # in the US. Let me find that link ...
  • Connie
    I'm #68 of those who have identified themselves as being from the USA
  • Connie
    Wait a minute. I think you're right about total # of users -- according to that site, it's 9317.
  • StarrGazr says
    Lots of clicking around.
  • MackCollier says
    I changed my location to Alabama, USA and still havent been listed, oh well.
  • MackCollier says
    ok nevermind, NOW I am finally listed lol
  • adelemcalear
    Q#9 Has an app appeared yet to tell you what # you were in the JOIN list?
  • Connie
    There's a learning curve here, like there is with any service, but ppl are very helpful and it didn't take long to get the hang of it.
  • Connie
    adelemcalear, have seen no app that gives chronological order of joining. Profile pages do have a Member Since date.
  • adelemcalear
    connie I really appreciate your help, and Mack's and everyone else who's come into this convo tonight.
  • Connie
    Plurk is supposed to be opening their API and I think a ew people are already working on apps.
  • Connie
    My pal, open source guru whurley here in Austin, is one.
  • adelemcalear
    Q#10 is there a way to see the time a response was left? Or is the time stamp only applied to the first post? (for DMs too)
  • Connie
    So far only timestamp is original plurk.
  • Connie
    wonders if we have just written Adele's blog post for her ... (s_tongue)
  • adelemcalear
    connie You KNOW that blank page was staring me down! Thanks! LOL ;-)
  • adelemcalear
    You have all been so generous with your time and your information. Thank you!
  • MackCollier says
    adelemaclear you know we love you to death and are happy to help, and hope we have!
  • Connie
    Any time!
  • adelemcalear
    Oh, so the # is by when you joined? I thought it was for how active you were (thus the "Top Users" title)
  • Connie
    The number I just cited is by top users - based on karma points, evidently.
  • adelemcalear
    Now karma points..that'll have to wait for another night :-)
  • sdohrn says
    thanks for a great thread. read it the next morning (ie now) and learned a lot
  • seerysm is
    adding one - anyone mentioned the ability to edit Plurks? I <3 that functionality.

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