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Why did Stack Exchange remove the "last seen" feature? [duplicate]

Old profile page: New profile page: Why did Stack Exchange remove the "last seen" feature? Also, the statistics "last seen" and "member since" are no longer displayed ...
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Why are "Last seen", "xxx profile views", "Member for", and "Visited xxx days, xxx consecutive" information now missing from the Profile page? [duplicate]

Today I noticed that the following information is missing from the Profile page: Last seen xxx profile views The following are visible only for my own profile, but not for others: Member for xx ...
GratefulDisciple's user avatar
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Are there any updates on the project to make the profile page responsive? [duplicate]

In December 2018, there was some information gathering about what could be improved in the profile pages and settings; the page needed to be adjusted to fit the responsive design in any case, so it ...
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Are there changes in the format of user profiles? [duplicate]

Until a few days ago, I could click on the name of a user and see for how long they've been a user and when they last used the site. But now it seems this information is not available anymore. Is this ...
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Inconsistent wording of profiles without an "about me" section [duplicate]

When visiting a profile without an "about me" section in a desktop browser, you'll see the text "Apparently, this user prefers to keep an air of mystery about them.". E.g.: ...
Mureinik's user avatar
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768 votes
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New Feature: Table Support

Update: I've just enabled this feature network-wide. All sites across Stack Exchange are now able to use tables. Thanks for all the feedback. We'll keep monitoring this question and we'll continue to ...
Ham Vocke's user avatar
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We're switching to CommonMark

I’m Ham and I’m a developer on the Teams team here at Stack Overflow. Over the past few months, I’ve been heads down working on the way we turn Markdown into HTML when writing and editing posts across ...
Ham Vocke's user avatar
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Recent feature changes to Stack Exchange

This is an unofficial list/changelog of new features and various changes to Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network. It is maintained by the community, while a Stack Exchange employee changes ...
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The Stack Exchange reputation system: What's working? What's not?

Update Thank you everyone for the feedback you have provided. At this time, we will work through the feedback we have received to help us determine where to take our research on reputation next. ...
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318 votes
32 answers
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We're working on a new stat to help convey the reach of your posts here

We've got a new statistic on the shiny new Profile Page Prototype. It's not perfect yet. And we did a pretty crap job of explaining what it's all about! Let's talk. What you do here isn't just about ...
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Moderation Strike update: Data dumps, choosing representatives, GPT data, and where we’re holding

Update On August 2nd, 2023, negotiations between community representatives and representatives of the company concluded with an agreement being reached. The details of the agreement can be found at ...
Nick is tired's user avatar
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31 answers
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What should we be looking to change and what is inviolable?

Updated note (with the original post still below the line)- Thank you, very much, for the time you've spent answering these questions. I learned a ton. In fact, as I've hinted below, I'd like to do ...
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Help us improve the user profile and settings

Update: Findings are shared here. You might know the user profile and settings. It’s what appears after you click on your profile picture. Maybe you come here to track your Q&A activity or to ...
Donna's user avatar
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217 votes
13 answers
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Deprecating our mobile views

Update 2 On March 2, 2022 we removed the Mobile button from the footer. This means the mobile views are removed entirely from Stack Overflow. Last week, we also removed the Disable Responsiveness ...
Aaron Shekey's user avatar
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310 votes
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Stack Exchange is failing its community

I guess this is very much an intervention. There's a few policies in the pipeline - here's one, and there's another one that's not been officially announced that a good many moderators are opposed to. ...
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