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Aug 26, 2008
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Can people tell from clicking on my name and then selecting the "[person] + Friends" link if a friend is part of my home feed or not?
- Stephen Mack
No, your [person] + Friends tab shows all subscriptions no matter what friend lists they are on.
- Bret Taylor
Also: couldn't you "fake follow" before FF beta by subscribing then hiding all a user's items?
- David Young
The purpose of friend lists is grouping friends, and getting some groups of friends out of your home feed, not "fake following"; I think some people may use it for that, but it certainly wasn't an explicit design goal for us.
- Bret Taylor
Don't get me wrong, I think "fake following" is retarded. I just don't think it's any more possible with the advent of beta than it was before.
- David Young