Every single miniapp prompting to "Add to Warpcast" before even using it is really really annoying.

A doodler and computerer. I like permissive/permissionless open source, smart contracts, p2p systems, room-scale VR, and NixOS.

shazow.net

Currently: WhatsABI

it's better than subscribe w payment for a 7 day free trial before using!

not sure that every website i visit asking me to "install it" would be better

my first mini app i put it all the way at the end *bc principles* but w the new atlas app it's right upfront bc it's just so much easier to get it out of the way

if ppl don't like the notifs they can opt out

/***** offline; reach out elsewhere *****/

honestly, both

i think y'all are overreacting

Devs,

If the first thing your mini app does is prompt me to save it before I even get to see what it does, I'm gone.

I refuse to succumb to the dark pattern popularized by publication websites that prompt you to fork over your email when you haven't even finished the article.

Enjoy your inflated user metrics!

Nah.

You're free to optimize for mindless button pressers, but if you want q in your DAU, you should put q in your product.

Nah.

You're free to optimize for mindless button pressers, but if you want q in your DAU, you should put q in your product.

https://warpcast.com/sdv.eth/0x1e350018

agree to disagree

giving users a clear and simple choice to be notified that they can easily dismiss / opt out of in the future is totally fine 

maybe it's not super cool to try and make devs feel guilty for offering users that choice

users: this is not totally fine, we hate it

devs: it's totally fine

my synthesis is farcaster needs to remove this API from the spec.

i disagree, as a dev + user 
 
it's better *for everyone* if it's the same pattern that can easily be acted on *without thinking* 

anyone who wants to get creative w asking users to opt-in can choose to do that themselves !!

totally agree it should be the same pattern: no permission prompts on opening a miniapp

maybe create a mini app to start a petition for merkle to remove it, but be sure to get users to sign up for notifs to take follow-on actions !!

this thread is it, by far my most popular cast in the last few months

this thread will soon be lost in the sands of time and it'll be up to you (or anyone who cares) to keep surfacing it

... if only there were a clear and simple framework to keep reminding ppl that wanted to opt into that !!