Twitch chatters, question for ya!

[steel pine]

Do you as a viewer prefer to be acknowledged when you follow a streamer, or do you prefer it to be anonymous?

[somber nova]

I'd like a ticker-tape parade

[fringe badger]

I want to be lauded, praised, and ten minutes minimum of a stream devoted to me.

No audio alert though, they can fuck off

[valid estuary]

Disagree, there should be a very annoying overlong audio alert so that the streamer has to stop talking every time someone subs or follows

[azure marsh]

Personally I like a simple greeting/hello, as it's a good indication they aren't one of those streamers who just completely ignores chat... but anything too over the top would make me uncomfortable.

I also get why people might not be into it for all sorts of reasons, so it would be really nice of there was a way of indicating that when you follow (e.g. a silent follow option)... but that is obviously wishful thinking unless people add a lot of functionality themselves.

[opal flame]

Everyone watching should know how generous I'm being with my time and money

[orchid barn]

I'm sad and get all giddy when my sub message gets read out 😂 it's like back in the day when you got a shout-out on the radio. "THATS ME"

[steel pine]

Oh, yeah, sub alerts I think should be read out. I just know I've heard from other people who don't like follower alerts read out

I usually say hello and thank you for following

[valid estuary]

i dont like follows being highlighted, ive specifically not followed people while they are online because of them.

[azure marsh]

I think it really depends on the stream/chat too. If Limmy personally greeted every new follower it would be annoying as fuck, but if you join a stream with say under 100 people who are all chatting to each other, a greeting can be nice to make you feel welcome/like you aren't butting in.

[valid estuary]

but ill happily send a sub message saying ive dropped my toothbrush in the toilet

[steel pine]

What if there's a message that pops up in chat after following, that lets you know follows are anonymous, and if you want to be acknowledged by name, you can say hello?

[azure marsh]

I think that's ideal. Thinking about it, I would much rather people just respond when I actually say my first chat.

cos sometimes you just want to follow someone to watch later, and not get into it

[strange summit]

I think it's fine to be acknowledged, it's like a way of saying "Hello", but I do know streamers who keep it anon. You could always follow when they're not streaming, though I get it's not a great solution.

[azure marsh]

There is no way on earth I will ever remember to do that.

[cerulean pumice]

I personally don't mind, whether I'm just lurking or not. I do however have my own follow alerts anonymous, with a channel point redemption to say hello if you do want said attention.