It's also worth noting that if we implement it it's just going to be a toggle that hides those users posts from the global page. Users who comment, engage with the community, etc will still be followed right off the bat. And then, after X days, they will be back in the global feed. It just gives them a few days to settle in. I don't know if I'm 100% on board with actually taking the time to code and implement it but it's an interesting idea that has merit. If the X days was 2 days or something I think that would be more than enough time for people to settle in and make the experience better for the existing community. The influxes are really only bad for 24 hours or so. After that everything goes back to being peachy. I can't even believe some of the amazing users were the last reddit hit anymore. elizabeth. 8bit. They were all knew and quickly became super fucking amazing. I remember thinking, "wait you've only been here for 30 days!?"
Yep. I remember when flagamuffin and humanodon came in an influx. -Maybe not the same one, but still those fellas were once newbies. I remember the moment I thought flag was badass, it was when he told the story of his uncle in the Hubski podcast on silence. -So cool. But yeah, we all started off new. I'm excited to meet the cool people that stick around.
They all blend together... point is, you came from an influx from reddit... and you totally kick ass.