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Originally posted by CookieRevised
That's why I, personally, would only show a tip every X startups or every X days. A user can get pretty tired of the popping balloons each time he starts messenger or each hour or something like that. IMHO, if there is an extensive period between two tips automatically showing, the chances are much bigger that the user doesn't turn it off strait away (and thus the feature missing its purpose)
i agree with that. Maybe there should be a flashing icon every 2 or 3 days, however the static icon would be there always, just in case the user wants to learn something new right then.
Also, if a very new tip or very interesting notice has been added to the DB, Plus should show* that tip even if it showed another the last day, ie: even if it is still in the 2-3 days without tips.
*-> With "show tip" i mean, flash the icon and wait until the user press it to show the tip. A tip should never be displayed automatically, except, maybe, for the first one (tip of the day will help you discovering many features in Messenger Plus!. We advice you not to disable it and read it regularly. Plus! has many surprises for you). This will prevent the user from disabling the feature as soon as s/he gets annoyed by the first tip.
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