Tyrrhia: On second inspection, I noticed some worrying things (for me, at least). There are now profiles? And followers? And subscribers? Also, on the edit page, there are fields for your phone number and a description.
Is it just a template that they forgot to edit? Is GOG becoming a “real” social network, like Twitter and Facebook?
adaliabooks: Nah, I think it's just a hold over from the software they're using really.
When I first logged in I got my Gravitar avatar (it's used for Wordpress comments among other things) before it quickly swapped to my Gog one. And the edit page is actually disabled, so I assume all that stuff is basically left over from the basic package of zendesk they are using.
Ah, OK. That would make sense. Though I wish they weren’t using Zendesk. I hate the “X people found this helpful” bit (not just on GOG, but everywhere it’s used): first, it looks like an ad if your eyes are not right on it; and second, it messes with my OCPD because I’d like all numbers to be the same. But I suppose it helps them and if an article isn’t rated helpful, it sends them a message to rephrase it.
Tyrrhia: Absolutely agree .[..], especially in threads that are serious and serve a particular purpose.
DeMignon: Don't worry, updating the first posts is serving the particular purpose well enough. Feel free to discuss as much as you like. Btw, talking about the latest change and where it might lead isn't derailing at all, imo :-)
Thank you. Still, I’d really rather not flood a thread if it’s not my thread. ;)