Comments on The Official Netflix Blog: Hiding Movies

So, what happened to the "set to private" setting ...

2008-09-20T21:34:00.000-07:00

So, what happened to the "set to private" setting that used to be there? Are those still private?

yeah, that would make since.there is already the r...

2008-08-07T09:29:00.000-07:00

yeah, that would make since.

there is already the ratings page in the friends section with a button for "clear rating" so maybe it could have the 2nd button for "privacy"

this with the combination of the dropdown on the "in queue" option that was talked about earlier.

thanks netflix guys!

the weird thing about this is that they had the op...

2008-08-07T09:25:00.000-07:00

the weird thing about this is that they had the option a while ago and took it away. there was a "privacy" page in the friends profile where it had the list of every movie you've rated with a "set to private" button next to it.

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Just going on the record that I too would REALLY l...

2007-11-25T15:24:00.000-08:00

Just going on the record that I too would REALLY like to be able to hide certain movies that I rent or watch from my "friends". I hope this is actively being worked on and will be implememnted soon.

Is there a way to hide movies you've seen from the...

2007-08-11T20:40:00.000-07:00

Is there a way to hide movies you've seen from the friends category? I've rented 'wire in the blood'..and it's not what the title makes out to be..but, I'd rather it now show..also, I've rented a heck of a lot more than they have..I'd prefer them not knowing I've rated 700 films and watched over 100..

How can you tell if the movies you selected to be ...

2007-07-16T17:50:00.000-07:00

How can you tell if the movies you selected to be private, are private. I love this private feature, but how can you tell.

Thanks for your reply, but since nobody wanted to ...

2007-07-13T14:48:00.000-07:00

Thanks for your reply, but since nobody wanted to go ahead and get me replacement discs, I've already canceled our account with Netflix. Blame customer service...or lack thereof.

Twisted Sister: So sorry that this happened and I ...

2007-07-13T12:54:00.000-07:00

Twisted Sister: So sorry that this happened and I apologize. Customer Service should be able to send you replacement discs within a couple of days of the movie originally being shipped to you. I will look into this.

You can also order replacements on the site (http://www.netflix.com/Help and then "Help with Movies at Home" in the bottom right.) I realize that the the website can make you wait as long as 6 days before ordering a replacement and this should be fixed in a few weeks.

Here's my suggestion. Improve customer service. ...

2007-07-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

Here's my suggestion. Improve customer service. I've been a customer for over a year and feel the occasional problem isn't being resolved in a customer friendly manner. After waiting several days for two movies, I called your customer service and told them I'd like replacements sent. I was told they couldn't do that, but would give me 25% off my next months bill and was assured I'd probably get them "tomorrow" and to let them know. I wasn't happy with this, I wanted replacement movies. I let two more days go by, called them to tell them the movies weren't here after a full week, and said I wanted to cancel my account. "Sure, no problem, I can help you with that" was the response I got from some woman named Phyl. No problem in canceling a subscriber who has been with you for more than a year? Wow. All I wanted was someone to send replacement movies and I guess that's just too much to ask.

It's pretty bad when the customer service reps fall over themselves to cancel your subscription as quickly as possible but can't do that when you have a problem.

I like the suggestion by kavanutz to put it in the...

2007-07-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

I like the suggestion by kavanutz to put it in the queue via an account preference.

I won't use friends until I can hide some movies. ...

2007-07-05T16:13:00.002-07:00

I won't use friends until I can hide some movies. 99.9% of movies are fine. But some things shouldn't be shared with coworkers.

I've avoided the friends feature even though I would LOVE to use it if I could just keep those 3 or 4 movies out of my public persona.

I won't use friends until I can hide some movies. ...

2007-07-05T16:13:00.001-07:00

I won't use friends until I can hide some movies. ...

2007-07-05T16:13:00.000-07:00

I would LOVE a "hide from friends" feature!!!!! (...

2007-07-02T03:41:00.000-07:00

I would LOVE a "hide from friends" feature!!!!! (However "bulky" it may be on the page.)

I've found, however, that not having it has forced me to stick with slightly more arty, highbrow options, so I'm probably having a better viewing experience overall. :-)

forget the idea of hiding. there are people in thi...

2007-07-01T01:54:00.000-07:00

forget the idea of hiding. there are people in this world who chose a movie based solely on someone's opinion. being a former usher at a theater i had many times like that. your "batman & robin" might be someone else's "titanic". be free with the knowledge and your guilty pleasure could be a true winner.

Another idea is to add an option to move a movie t...

2007-06-30T21:51:00.000-07:00

Another idea is to add an option to move a movie that is in your queue to the custom list / sub account on the queue page. This can be used in conjunction with any of the other suggested ideas.

I've only read a few comments so forgive me if thi...

2007-06-30T21:39:00.000-07:00

I've only read a few comments so forgive me if this has already been suggested.

How about adding a privacy option under the friends submenu that is basically just a simple list of the titles in your queue. A checkbox would control visibility to those listed in your friends list. Heck, at this point you could even have a way to hide it from specific friends but that might be a bit overboard.

The other option is to add it to the preferences page with the same functionality mentioned in my comments above.

Then going forward you could add the button to the queue confirmation page after adding a movie (as previously suggested by someone else) and do it as you go instead of having to go back to the friends privacy / preference page and update.

There are plenty of other things that they could s...

2007-06-29T19:36:00.000-07:00

There are plenty of other things that they could show, Dave. Perhaps there isn't a lot of functionality to add, but a power user could certainly make use of more information.

One of the requests I've seen before is the ability to sort and group the queue. I'm assuming that, beyond any technical reasons, this isn't there because it would create confusion to some not to have the queue ordered by preference.

I miss the little avatar that indicated that a movie was in a friend's queue or they'd seen it. I'd love to have that information back, and perhaps to be able to see who has seen it or is planning to. That would especially help because every now and then my wife or I manage to mistakenly add the same movie to both our queues. We've avoided having the same movie delivered twice thus far but having that info available would help.

I think it should be apart of the Queue but only s...

2007-06-29T13:19:00.000-07:00

I think it should be apart of the Queue but only shown if you enable it through your 'Account Preferences'

That way the queue won't be so overwhelming for the novice users.

maybe the solution could involve defining friends ...

2007-06-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

maybe the solution could involve defining friends into groups -- family, friends, acquaintences, etc. i am basing this on how flickr uses this distinction.

this would solve & add a couple things: 1. when adding a movie to your queue, you decide which group to show it to. all movies go into the same queue, but are labeled (with color) as public, selective, or private (default public). on the queue page, there could be tabs that allow you to view just public movies, just selective, or just private movies, where you could change their designation, move them around, etc.

2. there could also be a control feature where you tell the queue to always send you movies from each category (if available), or instead to always send according to queue sequence regardless of category.

3. splitting your friends into groups also allows an easier way to leave recommendations--instead of the current method of clicking on individual names, there'd be an option to send a note to everyone, or just friends, or just family, etc., with the option of showing all names so that you can still select individuals.

part B.

while talking about notes, Netflix needs to keep working on its social networking features if it wants to stay in the game here because someone else will come along and do this if they don't. the whole "Notebook" idea is good, but i think it could be better. Right now, everything on there is 1-on-1, a conversation between 2 people. but if it were refocused into more of a community forum, where anyone on your list(s) could see your note, reply to it, and reply to other people's replies, then you could start having discussions about movies--this would also work with the feature (in the works?) of finding people who have similar interests-- i mean what's the point of linking people together if they can't all talk to each other? Right now it seems like the Netflix formula is wishy-washy on the whole social network thing, but if it's because of privacy issues, it can easily be accommodated with friend group designations. i think flickr solved this issue well and, no offense, but netflix would do well to take some notes.

So, the notebook could be reformatted so that you leave notes on movie pages (publicly, or for selective groups) that only those you designate as friends can reply to. If those notes were public, the restriction on commenting would deter flame wars with strangers, but also give potential friends some insight on your personality. These notes could also be accessed from individual friends' pages in a "see all joeschmoe's notes", just as the reviews and lists are, so you can easily see what's the hot topic amongst your pals.

My friends on Blockbuster's tell me that their fri...

2007-06-29T08:13:00.000-07:00

My friends on Blockbuster's tell me that their friends feature already allows the user to select privacy at the title level (for ratings and queue). Why is it so difficult for Netflix to do the same thing? Every title in my ratings and queue should have a simple checkbox with the word hide under it that would hide any rating or queuing of that title from the public. Simple, done, do it.

I looked around and couldn't find "sexy" DVD here,...

2007-06-28T20:49:00.000-07:00

I looked around and couldn't find "sexy" DVD here, maybe I haven't looked hard enough? But because I like animation, and have talked to underage kids about it, there may be a time that I don't want people to know all that I watch. Odd because I've yet to see anything that under 18 couldn't watch, but I'd like to see it.

This is very important, and my biggest problem wit...

2007-06-28T20:10:00.000-07:00

This is very important, and my biggest problem with netflix. I don't like the idea of having 2 queues, I don't mind netflix knowing about movies I rent (obviously) and I want a single coherent ratings profile, but having to think about what my mom, sister in law, and (gay) friends will all think each time I put a movie in my queue is a little more mental work than I like.

As I said before this isn't a feature I'd likely u...

2007-06-28T19:25:00.000-07:00

As I said before this isn't a feature I'd likely use, but if I did, I would hate having to setup another Queue, and I'll tell you why. I hate hate hate how queues are intrinsically tied to accounts. For example, I am single, but I like having 2 queues - one for movies, one for TV, to guarantee I always have some of both at home. However, in order to do this, I have to have a separate account for my TV queue. Many things about this bother me - one being that when I switch from one to the other I have to re-login (I am only one person!), and that I have to duplicate my ratings between accounts. This is possibly my biggest gripe with the Netflix service right now.

I'm not really trying to hijack this thread; it is a related point, but I felt the need to express my frustration with the queue/account issue. If I wanted to hide certain movies, and had to do so by setting up a private queue, that means another account - bring my total to 3. 3 usernames, even though they are all just me. Multiple queues for one person makes sense, but multiple accounts for one person seems downright wrong.