Livejournal Flags

[dotinthesky]

There is one feature missing from Livejournal which I think would be very welcome: flags.

This would solve the problem I have at the moment: being unable to keep up with everyone's journals. I wanted to have loads of LJ friends, my wish was granted, and now I face the daily dilemma of choosing who I should read.

If there were flags, people could choose their posts' level of importance. Then, on a busy day, I could read my filter for "important posts". On other days, when I had more time, I could read the more average stuff.

Right now, I have to scroll back through various pages, scanning hundreds of posts in order to see if I'm missing anything, not really enjoying this thing anymore! I want to get back to enjoying Livejournal, but also spending less time here without feeling guilty I'm forgetting someone's birthday, etc.

Comments

[dj-alexander.livejournal.com]

I assumed you wanted two england flags attached to either side of your LJ.

[izzybees]

That's actually a really good idea!

[the-lonely.livejournal.com]

its not the same, but you can change the colour around people's icons ao you could create your own colourcoded system!

[canudiglett]

Only trouble is that some people would think that all their posts were terribly important and flag them thus. And other people would be modest and say "Oh, don't mind me, I've only grown a second head and been selected to play football for England".

[suede.livejournal.com]

You have my vote for the flags :D
But most of the people will always think their posts are the most important ones.

[suede.livejournal.com]

just noticed you have 188 friends! OMG!
just one word: FILTERS

Eddie Izzard on the Brain

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

"You can't take over Live Journal. There are millions upon millions of users here!"

"Do you have a flag?"

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

you gotta drop some people, dude!

[msanthropist.livejournal.com]

...or cut yerself more slack about being so diligent...

[violentlyhappy.livejournal.com]

That's a great idea Ollie, it would be so helpful. Maybe you should write to the LJ team or something and give them this suggestion? :)

[kibean16.livejournal.com]

Flags are a good idea, but with 188 friends, I hope you know that I personally don't take offense when you don't comment in my journal. I don't take offense when you don't read my journal. I know that some days I'm writing about important stuff, and other days it's "clothes and boys and tits and goth and blah."

You don't have the read the latter stuff. :)

[sor-eye-ah.livejournal.com]

Face it - you're just too popular.

[la-mascherina.livejournal.com]

Can you not use those coloured tabs that mark the posts of friends to sort out who is in your first priority reading group?

*sighs dramatically* The bane of popularity, eh?

*gives you a peck on the cheek and runs off again*