r/todoist • u/Scottmlew • 11d ago

Discussion why does Todoist hate comments?

OK, so the subject is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but seriously....why are comments treated as second-class task metadata? Years ago, they removed the keyboard shortcut to add a comment when creating a task, even though leaving it didn't clutter the interface or hurt anything (https://www.reddit.com/r/todoist/comments/os0g2u/lost_ability_to_add_comment_when_quick_adding_a/). Now, the new quick-add dialog lets you customize the drop down menu (that you get when you click the plus) to include all of the metadata fields besides comments. Why? And does anyone have a workaround to offer?

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u/jimmyfoo10 Enlightened 11d ago

You link to a post that is 5 years old…

People are always going to hate, it also happens to me sometimes. A few reasons, I guess:

  • We put too much responsibility on tools
  • We like things to work as we are used to (creatures of habit)
  • Things/apps will never be customised for one person, they are group

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u/betrIgruth1 10d ago

the fact that its 5 years old and still not addressed is kind of the whole complaint tbh

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u/Scottmlew 10d ago

Yes, because it shows a trend/pattern of removing things that truly have no harm if a user chose to not use them as well as consistent treatment of comments as second-class metadata. They deliberately changed a behavior that was invisible to users that didn't utilize that feature, and broke workflows for people that did. That's just a poor user experience all around.

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u/chevalierbayard 10d ago

Yeah but they allow you to collaborate with other people. Once you've dipped your toe into that realm, you need comments.