Twitch angers streamers with \u201cuseless\u201d change to beloved chat command TwitchTwitch has made a major change to one of streamers\u2019 and viewers\u2019 favorite chat commands, and left many content creators confused over the decision. Late on April 28, Twitch announced that they would be changing the \u2018\/me\u2019 chat command. This command used to make chatters\u2019 messages the same color as their name, primarily just as a light bit of fun. That said, it soon proved to provide issues for streamers, too. Some viewers would use the command to say that they donated a certain amount of money, for example, tricking other chatters, and sometimes streamers, into thinking it was a real donation. So, to counteract issues such as these, Twitch decided to make some changes to the chat command \u2014 but probably weren\u2019t expecting the backlash that arrived. \ud83d\udce2 We’re updating the \/me chat command to help minimize confusion and its potential for abuse. The command will now look more like a normal chat message. You helped us identify this issue! Please continue to share your feedback on UserVoice: \ud83d\udce3https:\/\/t.co\/FfugOwl0EY pic.twitter.com\/iWiAwrlC6f \u2014 Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) April 28, 2021 Now, the command makes text italic, but leaves the color as is, meaning it won\u2019t match the user\u2019s name. It turns out, some streamers aren\u2019t happy with this either because they find a lot of use in the \/me command, as well as they feel Twitch should be more focused on bigger issues. For example, DeviCat said that \u201cthis can now cause a whole other issue which is that it\u2019s very difficult for people to read, especially if it\u2019s a long sentence or paragraph.\u201d \ud83d\udce2 We’re updating the \/me chat command to help minimize confusion and its potential for abuse. The command will now look more like a normal chat message. You helped us identify this issue! Please continue to share your feedback on UserVoice: \ud83d\udce3https:\/\/t.co\/FfugOwl0EY pic.twitter.com\/iWiAwrlC6f \u2014 Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) April 28, 2021 Another user, Nospimi, asked who, \u201cwith all the unrest and dissatisfaction\u201d within the community, \u201cthought this was a good idea?\u201d Who\u2019s decision was this? With all the unrest and dissatisfaction in the community, and the growing rift between the users and twitch as a company itself, who thought this as your \u201cbig news\u201d was a good idea? \u2014 Nospimi99 (@Nospimi99) April 29, 2021 As NoSpimi points out, there are a number of issues that Twitch users have a problem with right now. For example, the ongoing \u201chot tub meta\u201d is causing concern for a number of users. Additionally, transgender Twitch users have been calling for a \u2018Trans\u2019 tag for a very long time, with Psyche calling the change \u201cuseless\u201d considering the regular requests for such a tag. This is a completely useless change. Can we have a Trans tag instead? Thanks. \u2014 Psyche \ud83e\ude90 (@PsychePlays) April 28, 2021 While the change itself probably seems menial to the average viewer, it could greatly change the experience of a streamer when interacting with their chat. With Twitch facing a lot of requests for changes across the board, this one has definitely confused a number of users on the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch angers streamers with \u201cuseless\u201d change to beloved chat command TwitchTwitch has made a major change to one of streamers\u2019 and viewers\u2019 favorite chat commands, and left many content creators confused over the decision. Late on April 28, Twitch announced that they would be changing the \u2018\/me\u2019 chat command. This command used to make chatters\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}