Jumble Thoughts: Facebook Events: You're Doing It Wrong
aaronwhite
· 5 months ago
I agree it sends the message "it's ok to decline", but that's the problem; if you're looking to your peer group to see if you should attend, there's more weight towards the 'no'. (What makes it even worse is that you're highly likely to know the other invitees, giving the 'no's even *more* weight. Yikes)
Colin posted on my comments he thinks this is a FB design problem, and I agree. It'd be interesting for them to do a split test w/ a potential fix and see which version has a higher percentage of acceptance!
dlifson
· 5 months ago
Ok yes, I change my mind. I was thinking more about myself (I rarely care what others are doing), but I can see how people could be swayed.
I do think an A/B test is in order. And Brian Van (I can't spell his last name from memory) correctly points out that the design of the Accept / Decline UI does make it seem like your comment should only be used for "Why are you declining?", creating the social proof you mention.
Honestly, though, I don't see Facebook addressing this any time soon. They don't have any motivation to fix it; what gain to they get out of improving the Accept :: Decline ratio?
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Colin posted on my comments he thinks this is a FB design problem, and I agree. It'd be interesting for them to do a split test w/ a potential fix and see which version has a higher percentage of acceptance!
care what others are doing), but I can see how people could be swayed.
I do think an A/B test is in order. And Brian Van (I can't spell his
last name from memory) correctly points out that the design of the
Accept / Decline UI does make it seem like your comment should only be
used for "Why are you declining?", creating the social proof you
mention.
Honestly, though, I don't see Facebook addressing this any time soon.
They don't have any motivation to fix it; what gain to they get out of
improving the Accept :: Decline ratio?