As someone who at times has to deal with some of the more unpleasant behavior on iNat (although it’s a rare thing, our community is great), I often like to go to the Real Time Discussions tab on my dashboard (this URL will take you there: https://www.inaturalist.org/home?tab=comments ). [image] It…

I haven’t, and I can’t see myself using this. Whatever happens to be discussed currently will invariably be outside my geographic area, and not of whatever taxa I may be interested in at the time. It’s too unfocused. Perhaps folks who’re ready to just drop in on any conversation may find this use…

i think it’s odd to have this on the dashboard, since this shows all comments on the platform, while everything else on the dashboard is limited in scope to things you’re following. i’m not 100% sure, but it also seems to pick up only comments, not the text that may also accompany IDs. i think it wo…

I like browsing recent comments as one way to see the diversity of organisms and all the different ways people iNat, and to “hear” voices I otherwise wouldn’t hear. I don’t do it super often, but it’s fun to see what conversations are going on.

I actually have on occasion. Originally, I just wanted to see what the tab was all about, and then I found some conversations about observations not in my geographical area that proved really interesting. The fun conversations, to me, were when members were helping identify something unusual.

For me it’s sort of like the Noatak Wilderness of northwestern Alaska. I don’t use it very often, but I’m glad it’s there. :wink: I do agree that [image] pisum: the ability to filter the comments using the same filters found on the Explore page would be a good option to have. But even wit…

I’ve never looked at the Real Time Discussions tab, but once in a while I look at https://www.inaturalist.org/comments . I prefer the format there because you can see the whole thread, not just the most recent comment.

I enjoy looking at it now and then. It’s interesting to see what’s being discussed and encouraging to see the social interaction that’s going on.

I periodically check the ‘Real Time Discussions’ tab and like how it offers us a look at observations and identifications from all over the world. Checking the discussions there can also lead to picking up identification tips as people discuss diagnostic features or the best approaches to use when …

I had not used the Real Time Discussions tab until seeing this topic. Interesting capability, but because the tab is a raw real time feed of everything I can only see wandering onto once in a while just out of curiosity. Keeping up with identifications and notifications keeps me busy enough with wha…

I never have. It seems like something that’s primarily useful for moderators of the site as a whole rather than general users.

Anyone ever use the "Real Time Discussions" tab on their dashboard?

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upupa-epops December 19, 2019, 3:31pm 18

I think it would be neat to have an optional feed for all observations in a project as well.

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Anyone ever use the "Real Time Discussions" tab on their dashboard?

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