A bone to pick...

[arthur_p_dent]

I know a lot of folks here use Duolingo. Something has been striking me as odd for a couple of months now, and I think I've finally put my finger on it.

Anybody notice that they aren't getting congratulatory messages from any of their Duolingo friends lately? Because I haven't. Not a peep. Oh I get prompts to send out congrats to everyone else, but nothing in return. Well here's what I think...

Everyone I follow has the paid version. I don't. I'm wondering if, along with the last "upgrade", they also made it so you only get peer support if you have the paid version.

I just hit a streak milestone on the weekend - 1000 days. A couple of high-fives would have been nice, but I shouldn't have to pay to get them. =\

Edit: I've talked with a friend of mine (real human, not just online avatar), and I think the upshot is that I may just be experiencing some glitchiness with the app. In other words, *NOT* a Duolingo conspiracy to coerce me into spending money. Good that it's a glitch, bad that my mind instantly goes to conspiracy. 

Comments

[fuzzyred]

That's very odd. Duolingo has been prompting me to give high fives, but I'll admit I haven't really been tracking who/why very well. As soon as Duo is back up (down for maintenance right now), I shall investigate further.

Congrats on your streak! That's a whole lot of days.

[arthur_p_dent]

Thanks! =]

I'm in good company - one of my Duo-friends reached the same milestone just a few weeks ago.

[dustbunny105]

Hm, haven't been having that issue... I have the paid version but my brother and his girlfriend don't. They're among my friends there, so I may ask them if they've been getting my congrats.

[arthur_p_dent]

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And if you'd like to be Duo-friends with me (which I would like 😁), I can PM my user name to you.

[dustbunny105]

Ahh, mystery solved! That works out well, since I completely forgot I was going to ask about it, lol.

I would like that indeed!