I went to the store, and I bought paper, I bought pens, I bought pencils, I bought snacks, I bought a book on why Deathgleaner has the best blog of all time…

Doesn’t that sentence sound so tedious to you? Why can’t we just say “I went to the store, and I bought paper, pens, pencils, snacks, and a book…”?

Similarly, why does Facebook have to say…

• John Doe commented on Robert Doe’s status
• Robert Doe commented on his status
• John Doe commented on Robert Doe’s status
• Robert Doe commented on his status
• Jane Doe commented on Robert Doe’s status
• John Doe commented on Robert Doe’s status
• John Doe commented on Robert Doe’s status
• Douglas Doe commented on Robert Doe’s status

I don’t know about you guys, but I hate geting 46 notificaitons about two people commenting back and forth about one person’s status.

So, why can’t Facebook just say:

John Doe, Robert Doe, Jane Doe, and Douglas Doe commented on Robert Doe’s status (8)

Or even simpler:

John Doe and 4 other people commented on Robert Doe’s status (8)

This would clean up notifications by 100% and more, especially for people who like to comment on other people’s statuses.

The final result

Instead of:

• Jane Doe posted something on your wall
• Xavier Doe posted something on your wall
• John Doe commented on his status
• Jane Doe commented on John Doe’s status
• John Doe commented on Jane Doe’s status
• Albert Doe commented on John Doe’s status
• Albert Doe commented on Jane Doe’s status
• Robert Doe commented on John Doe’s status
• Douglas Doe likes your comment: “Facebook notifications suck.”
• Robert Doe likes your comment: “Facebook notifications suck.”
• Edward Doe likes your post
• Frederick Doe commented on Jane Doe’s status
• Nora Doe likes your post
• Oprah Winfrey likes your post
• Bethany Doe commented on John Doe’s status

why not…

• Xavier Doe and Jane Doe posted something on your wall
• Bethany Doe and 4 others commented on John Doe’s status
• Frederick Doe and 2 others commented on Jane Doe’s status
• Douglas Doe and Robert Doe like your comment: “Facebook notifications suck.”
• Oprah Winfrey and 2 others like your post

Good idea? Leave a comment and tell me what you think.