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  1. Subscriptions management page

    Would be useful to have a page to manage all my feeds, organize order, folders, edit names, URLs. Also make actions em batches like moving feeds from a folder to another. The current drag'n'drop system is a bit slow (but you could keep that).

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  2. fix the mark all as read button

    It shouldn't have a checkbox. That indicates a choice, whereas if I actually click on the button thinking I want to turn off whatever this option is, I lose all my unread posts (yes, I can go back and show all etc., but that's not the point).
    Also, it would be nice if the button was located somewhere else. people with Google reader habits might click it by accident to refresh the feed. This is, of course, a minor quibble.

    Great service overall, thanks!

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    declined  ·  AdminThe Old Reader (Developer, The Old Reader) responded

    From comments:
    “I would also like to point out that options like “mark all as read” should require secret code that is stored in a vault and at least two people to press buttons simultaneously ;) This or something like popup confirmation box. I am truly paranoid that someday I will wipe out a feed where I neglected to read few articles."

  3. question

    How do I get my blog on your site?

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  4. PLEASE let me email posts like reader did!!! I loved that feature I use it all the time.

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  5. how to import by ipad?

    For ipad, when press select files, you can select only from photo galley, so cannot select subscribe.xml files. Therefore, I want to ask you how to do with ipad.

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  6. IE8

    Asking me to upgrade my browser is a non-starter as I connect from work which currently mandates IE8 as our browser. I would love to be able to dictate to my 100k+ employee firm what browser we should use...

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  7. Provide a way to edit subscriptions without double-click or drag.

    Neither Chrome or Firefox can handle those on Android. (Everything seems to work beautifully though.)

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  8. to create a "share by email" function

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  9. Please add an e-mail button- it's the only feature I truly need from the current (closing) Google Reader!

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  10. Email Button that emails via provider of your choice or linked google account

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  11. add the ability to e-mail posts

    In google reader there is an "e-mail" button, that will let me send an e-mail with a link to the article to a friend. Right now I only see the "share" button, and since most of my friends and coworkers don't necessarily use The Old Reader, that is of little use to me.

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  12. Google logout at same time as TheOldReader

    This is similar to the autologoff on browse shutdown idea but slightly different.

    I don't know if this is possible, but now when I log into the Old Reader with Google, I stay logged into Google after I manually logout of the Old Reader. I would like one of the settings to be the option to also logout of Google when I logout of the Old Reader.

    Thanks!

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  13. Load all posts from a feed

    This may have ben posted already, so I apologize if it's a repeat. In Google Reader, as you scrolled from new to old posts, it would load older posts infinitely/until you reached the site's very first post. Now in The Old Reader, it only loads the last 30 or so posts, with no option to load more. I'd like for this to happen so I can transfer the items I starred in Reader to Likes here on The Old Reader.

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  14. Add the ability to rename subscriptions

    Once a feed is added, I would like to be able to edit the name of the feed that is displayed in the subscription bar on the left.

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  15. Remove the social networking aspect from this

    I don't want to follow people and I don't want people to follow me

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  16. Fix a small typo in Spanish translation

    In the main screen, the button to show all elements says "Mostar todos los elementos" instead of "Mostrar todos los elementos". There's an "r" missing in "Mostrar".

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  17. Add "Note in OR" or "Note in Old Reader"

    Add "Note in OR" or "Note in Old Reader" that will allow us to input a link or text to our RSS feed and share it with our followers.

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  18. Privacy - Limit share visibility

    Limit visibility and following. Requiring approval to follow someone, would be great.

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  19. Don't filter out all CSS styling.

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  20. Add AdSense ads so that free users can contribute by clicking on them

    Instead of not allowing users for free when you can no longer handle the traffic. A lot of users live in countries where access to online payment systems are limited. That will give them an opportunity to indirectly contribute to the service.

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