Notifications older than 7 days will be automatically deleted. We had over 13 million notifications piling up, and most people weren't deleting their notifications.
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Antony L @deltabadhandJust noticed my notifications from verified folks are cleared out. I had about 10 and was very proud of that! I even had a few from @cbouzy which were important in a Pokemon collect-em-all kind of way. I guess life will go in... 😥😉🤣07:53 AM - Sep 01, 2023![Picture]()
08:05 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I don't know why this is such a problem for people.
You have been able to delete them from the notifications tab from the beginning just by hitting the 3 dots in the upper right. If you want to save any, just bookmark them. Easy peasy.
You have been able to delete them from the notifications tab from the beginning just by hitting the 3 dots in the upper right. If you want to save any, just bookmark them. Easy peasy.
11:29 AM - Sep 04, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I didn't even know one *could* delete notifications. is this a thing at other social media? have I been missing out?
(on the other hand, auto-delete seems sensible, but only for notifications that have been read.)
(on the other hand, auto-delete seems sensible, but only for notifications that have been read.)
10:14 AM - Sep 03, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
You might want to update the notifications text at some point to say that the user doesn't have any *recent* mentions or spouts quoted - before seeing your message, when I had seen "you don't have any [...] yet" replace my lists of mentions/spouts quoted I thought it was probably a database glitch.
05:56 PM - Sep 01, 2023
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Is it possible to only delete some notifications? I only see a way to delete all notifications. If I can't choose which ones to delete, I guess I'll just leave them for y'all to delete the >7 day old ones for me.
02:45 PM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Hey @cbouzy , maybe you can add "Notifications" to the "Profile Settings ---> Messages" section, so people can set them up to be deleted automatically after X number of days.
01:19 PM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Thunderschnozzle.
Just delete them from the notifications page, upper right 3 dots. If you want to save any just bookmark them.
11:26 AM - Sep 04, 2023
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I don’t understand why @Spoutible would delete my notifications.
I might want to see them again in the future if I am looking for something or someone.
I might want to see them again in the future if I am looking for something or someone.
12:51 PM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
@GinoGangai , were we the first to notice this?
12:09 PM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Professor Kyle.
We were! But I'm glad we know what happened. Now I can stop search for those old @ mentions.
12:36 PM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Oops! Sorry! I hadn't deleted mine because I feel validated when people respond to my spouts and replies.
I'll screenshot from now on.
I'll screenshot from now on.
11:04 AM - Sep 01, 2023
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Guilty! I honestly forgot about that feature. Sorry, @cbouzy !
I’ll try to do better and keep my room tidy
I’ll try to do better and keep my room tidy
10:21 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Most of the time mine don't survive longer than 9 hours. I do sleep sometimes.
10:19 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I didn't know you could delete notifications until yesterday.
Truth be told, it's a game changer for me in that that ability will make it much easier for me to keep track of new notifications.
Truth be told, it's a game changer for me in that that ability will make it much easier for me to keep track of new notifications.
10:05 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I absolutely love this app, but why does my badge always show the number 1?
10:04 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I keep my notifications so I can have my Sally Field moment
10:04 AM - Sep 01, 2023
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In response to Seamoura (she/her) (see-more-uh).
Same, I had no idea. I thought it was like on other social media, that once you see your notifications, they're no longer highlighted. I don't think it's my job to take care of that. I only check new notifications.
10:30 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Seamoura (she/her) (see-more-uh).
I’ve been doing it regularly, but I had no idea it was also automatic.
04:02 PM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Can you include Messages also? When I click on a message, if the account has been deleted or suspended, it sends me to a 404 page with no option to delete.
09:54 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to R o K p h i s h.
I sent in a ticket on that about a week ago. Guess it's low priority so I'm trying to be patient
10:22 AM - Sep 01, 2023
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In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Just curious, do you also keep your email inbox full of emails you've already read?
09:51 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Emskware.
As an owner of multiple businesses the last 25 years I've retained 100s of thousands of emails.
Not a week goes but when I don't have to refer back to old correspondence w a client or supplier.
This week I had to search emails to illustrate to USPTO how frequently my invention is illegally copied.
Not a week goes but when I don't have to refer back to old correspondence w a client or supplier.
This week I had to search emails to illustrate to USPTO how frequently my invention is illegally copied.
10:14 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Emskware.
I have multiple folders for emails. Bills to pay, receipts from orders, bank stuff, medical stuff, and Xena stuff. Anything else gets deleted. I have emails that are 10 years old from a friend that died of cancer. I struggle with letting go of sentimental stuff.
10:24 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
This is just good infrastructure management
09:35 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I did not know we are supposed to delete our Notifications, as I never have since I joined Spoutible. Was there an email I missed?
09:28 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to JKfromNY.
I wondered the same thing, and I've been on Spoutible since day one. But if it makes the platform more efficient, I'm fine with the automatic cleanups.
09:49 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Nice!! I would forget to delete them and only do it after weeks of them piling up
08:52 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Is this the Spoutible version of "clean your room"? 🤔🤣
08:42 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Cause I was collecting them! 🤣 but yeah, totally get it. Thanks for taking the time to explain.
08:36 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I guess it wasn't worth at least a mention before going ahead and deleting them...
08:36 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
Idk how I feel about this. A number of potential scenarios where this is harmful to the UX. Like what if I'm unable to login for 7+ days and need to catch up?
08:25 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
What? You can delete and clean up your notifications? I never noticed that feature before!
This will make up for the “organized chaos” that is my desk and give my digital life a touch of Zen.
This will make up for the “organized chaos” that is my desk and give my digital life a touch of Zen.
08:21 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
It’s helpful. No reason to keep old notifications.
08:16 AM - Sep 01, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
I didn't know you could delete them or should.
Not sure it matters
Not sure it matters
08:11 AM - Sep 01, 2023
