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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

This is an addition to what we already have at Substack, something that will not subtract from Fisted by Foucault. Hopefully, it will serve to enhance it, and your Substack experience.

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Ryan Ray's avatar

Looking forward to this!

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Paddy Vincenti's avatar

Consider my undying loyalty sworn

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George Menyhei's avatar

"you might get a digest of three to six notes in a single email once a week or so for whichever Substack you are subscribed to"

This might result in losing subscribers, if they implement it wrong. Should be optional and the default set by the writer (in my case: please don't spam my subscribers with a digest of tweets).

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

I agree, and many of us have already brought this up.

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George Menyhei's avatar

Now that I think of it, since Notes seems to present my timeline chronologically, unlike Twitter, it makes even less sense to send out digests, as I can just scroll back a week and won't miss anything.

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

Also: do me a favour and let me know if you get an email that indicates that I have subscribed to your feed.

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

neiss

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daiva's avatar

Here's your requested favour 🙂 Yep, an email audaciously plopped into inbox.

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

Thank you. We need to build a centre of power!

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JBHoren's avatar

#MeToo

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Alan Paterson's avatar

Yes indeed Niccolo. The email thing works.

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Sathanas Juggernaut's avatar

Substack has done well to carve itself a niche. I hope this doesn't detract or distract.

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

This new bit is what they've been working towards from the beginning. All I can say is: we'll see. BTW, I replied to your email.

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Jovan Marjanovic's avatar

Although there are many nationalities here, this forum has been the only place since 1918 where trad Croats and Serbs have come together to make the world a better place. So, dear Anglos, please behave. If we can do it, you can do it too.

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

:)

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Tracy's avatar

no promises

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Clever Pseudonym's avatar

stop harming me!

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Red's avatar

Sounds like a time for TWANKS--tweets that give thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd2OmVTKkbY&t=55s

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

I knew the answer was "Pilgrim"

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Red's avatar

I love the announcer doing a tomahawk chop wail

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Rob (c137)'s avatar

I wish I could turn off emails for substacks altogether.

I use the page to read stuff.

I just filtered it to a folder in my box.

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

All these companies use email distribution as a metric for success/failure. It's shit, but it's ingrained culture.

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Alan Paterson's avatar

I was going to ask you about it after reading somewhere Substack measure email opening and link clicking. Afterwards I started frantically clicking and opening in case I was driving you into penury.

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Will Finchman's avatar

*looks at list of writers participating in Substack Notes*

All the stars are here!

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

It's gonna be a shitshow.

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ML's avatar

Hi! **waves**

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Clever Pseudonym's avatar

oh no are we about to be invaded by the commissars of the Karenocracy? is this gonna be like back when i was young and we'd have to change bars every year once our secret sanctuary was found out and invaded by tourists?

how many times can a man be fisted in a single lifetime?!?

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

Always safe here at FbF, but Notes is gonna be nuts.

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Clever Pseudonym's avatar

no notes for me, im trying to cut back on hot takes

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Unacceptable Bob's avatar

If people are comparing this to Twitter, that's a buzzkill for me.

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Niccolo Soldo's avatar

We will see. Like I said, it's certainly not for everyone.

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TSAS's avatar

Hi!

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Alan Paterson's avatar

Thanks Niccolo. Not exactly sure what’s astir but as you say, see how it goes.

If this is a crap idea it’s all your fault.

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Alan Paterson's avatar

The iOS app crashes when I read Notes. Wondering if anyone else gets this. Only the Notes part is affected. I can read newsletter posts okay.

I put in a support ticket.

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