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It's apparently a not so important issue, probably already discussed, but: what do you think if your client switched from the "Follows" label to the "Contacts" label?

"Contacts" seems more immediate, also for not English speakers, it removes the follows/following possible confusing overlap, and especially it opens to a more interoperable scenarios (DMs, "other stuff" use cases, etc). I don't see any particular drawbacks.

What do you think?

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DZC 4mo ago 💬 2

They are not the same thing:

- follows are usually understood to be public

- contacts shoul be absolutely private

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daniele 4mo ago

Actually a traditional contacts list (e.g. phone) is usually private, but I don't see it as mandatory.

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DZC 4mo ago 💬 1

Exactly:

- my phone contact list is private

- my mail contact list is private

- etc.

- my twitter follow list is public

You can change their name, but those names have already different privacy expectations.

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daniele 4mo ago

I think expectations are changing. I don't consider anything private without an explicit label ("private/encrypted"). So I would expect "Private contacts".