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i'm on the website but WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS :(
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Dear Goodreads admins, I hope this email finds all of you well. I'm here to express concern over the new update and messages you have sent.
You're taking away the DMS. The main form of communication on Goodreads. I, and fellow members of the app, protest this act. We ask of you to not get rid of DMS. Your main point of getting rid of DMS, is to keep the app and site safe, and I get that, but surely, there are other ways to keep the app safe.
Such as:
- Banning suspicious accounts.
- Taking a look into reported accounts.
- Making accounts created by minors private.
And etc. I'm sure you admins are more than capable of coming to a solution that doesn't include taking away our rights to communicate with fellow readers. As Goodreads is a form of social media where people communicate with each other regarding books. And taking our forms of communication will only result in people leaving the app and looking for better alternatives. And I am positive, that the admins of the app want to make this app as alive as possible, and make it the best app for book lovers. And by taking our rights to communicate with fellow readers away, does not make it the best app for book lovers. We humbly ask you to keep the PMS as they are an important form of communication for fellow readers, as they not only help us communicate with each other, but they help us create new friendships, and have buddy reads.
Thank you so much. I hope that you take our concerns into account.
Sincerely,
The Goodreads Community.
'The petition for a better Goodreads group.'
i'm just gonna join bookwyrm because this website/app pmo :D
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Hello,
I hope this message finds you well. I’m reaching out because of the recent update of the removal of private messages and outside links and images.
Direct messages are an essential component of the social aspect of Goodreads and removing them will leave many people unable to communicate with their friends and overall affect peoples’ usage of this platform. Goodreads stands out from other book tracking apps because of how easy it is to connect with other people and form new friendships and so I believe that removing this feature leaves Goodreads with much to lose in terms of user satisfaction and overall usage.
With that being said, as someone who has been regularly using this platform for x years, I have no wish to move to a different platform. I urge you to reconsider this change and not only keep direct messages open between individual members, but improve several features that have been a source of user dissatisfaction for a long time. I believe that these actions will not only provide a more enjoyable experience for users but increase usage of the platform in the knowledge that our requests are being considered.
Thank you for your time,
[your name]
HERE'S THE EMAIL!! IF YOU COULD ALL SEND IT TO SUPPORT OR CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE NEED A TOPIC COF THIS EMAIL AS WELL.
Okay , can I send it to them in dm directly? Hope they don’t ban me
make a diff topic and post this so that no one misses it
are we dm-ing this or mailing them???
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I genuinely need letterboxd to buy this app or something and make it better
@mania u calling it glitchass reads omg 😭😭😭😭😭it really is plssss
elle༺☆༻ wrote: "I genuinely need letterboxd to buy this app or something and make it better"soo trueee
Hey, where’s the contact us button to email gr? I’ve done it before, but I can’t remember how to find it
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https://www.change.org/p/urge-goodrea......"
Jsss did xx
hey guys 😭😭 i love gr but lowkey if nothing changes, im probably going to move to a diff app- any recs? i had fable for like a week but i don’t really like it
Omg fable sucks sm bro☹️
i had story graph but didnt like it now i have fable but when i imported from gr it made all my other shelves count as read too so now i have like 200 books on there that i havent read and i dont wanna have to change all of it
fable is good for statistics not for the social aspect WHICH IS THE BEST PARTT
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I literally can’t change apps because of my parents and I don’t want to loose all the amazing friends I have rn
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![Emily, Shadow's Girlie ✞ [semi hiatus till 26] | 9 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1765390007p1/182352191.jpg)
I tried fable and I hate that I can’t use it on my laptop, and storygraph just sucks in general
For those worried about losing friends, make private groups. I do NOT support the removal but it's Amazon. They don't give a hell what people want as long as it minimizes the work they need to do. Please make private groups to chat with people if you can. <3
@aurora Well that’s true , but there’s a lot of people I interact with then I’ll have to make tons of group😭
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Yeah but what choice do we have? Corporate laziness 🤠
ishraq. wrote: "Guys I just responded to goodreads message with “oh fuck you go to hell” on my alt account Yall are welcome🫡"good job, I wish I had your bravery
Can someone put the working Goodreads email in the now closed topic with the template? Many people will struggle to find it quickly otherwise.
ishraq. wrote: "Guys I just responded to goodreads message with “oh fuck you go to hell” on my alt account Yall are welcome🫡"I'm going to follow your example. I just called them a ton of colourful things in my app review.
@ishraq omg yes 💅
Omg what is going on are they being FRR now
😭😭