Feature About The Headpat Feature

[Zwielicht]

In case you haven't noticed, Office Outlaw has a 'headpat' feature similar to the poke button Facebook has. This was requested by a member here named @Tor.

If you're unfamiliar with this feature, it just sends someone an alert that you "headpat" them and they can "headpat" you back.

All you have to do to use it is hover over someone's username and click the "Headpat" button.

Note that you can headpat as many members as you want, but you can only headpat each person once. After you've headpat a member, the button will be greyed out and say "Headpatted" so you know which members you've already headpat.

On April 30, 2025, poke was changed to headpat by community request.

 

[Yes]

Is it just me who’s getting a confirmatory popup before the poke goes through?

Also, great feature! I’m imagining an alternate timeline where OO has the “touch” feature instead.

@Yes touched you.

 

[back2form]

Poke, it's something new to me..

First poke received from @Zwielicht
& First time poked back

 

[Octavia]

Is there a function that only allows certain users to poke you? Like users thar you follow?
When we have more users the mods/ high profile members will be pokes to death, without an option to turn it off

 

[roydan]

Is there a function that only allows certain users to poke you? Like users thar you follow?
When we have more users the mods/ high profile members will be pokes to death, without an option to turn it off

Poked to death.

Sounds like a good ice breaker in my funeral.

 

[Rem]

Is there a list of way to see who have poked you?
or is it just buried under all the notifications?

 

[Zwielicht]

Is it just me who’s getting a confirmatory popup before the poke goes through?

Also, great feature! I’m imagining an alternate timeline where OO has the “touch” feature instead.

@Yes touched you.

You know, maybe we can rename it to "touch" for April Fools' Day next year.

 

[back2form]

Is there a list of way to see who have poked you?
or is it just buried under all the notifications?

We Guess, it's currently buried under all notifications ..

 

[roydan]

I feel like a boomer again (sorry @UnusualSubstance ) but I can't see the point of it. What usecases does poking have that a DM or a profile post doesn't?
The only appropriate response to a poke is a poke back, and then what?

 

[Zwielicht]

I feel like a boomer again (sorry @UnusualSubstance ) but I can't see the point of it. What usecases does poking have that a DM or a profile post doesn't?
The only appropriate response to a poke is a poke back, and then what?

Don't worry about it! It was based on a feature of the same name that was popular on Facebook years ago. I never used it on Facebook back then, but some people find it fun, and I can tell because I keep getting people poking me here every day.

Honestly, it doesn't have much of a use outside of being another way to have a bit of slightly obnoxious fun, but it's a very light weight add-on that seems to be well-received so far.

By the way, I poked you.

 

[SilverClouds]

@Zwielicht Yepp, sounds like facebook poking

 

[Zwielicht]

@Zwielicht Yepp, sounds like facebook poking

I poked you, too.

 

[Justarabbit]

I poked you so pls poke me back.

 

[Zwielicht]

I poked you so pls poke me back.

Poked!

 

[UnusualSubstance]

Sad no pokey noises

 

[MgicalaEarner]

When I was a kid, I thought 'poke' meant sticking a finger in someone's butt, because of the icon, lol.
FR.

 

[t2van]

When I was a kid, I thought 'poke' meant sticking a finger in someone's butt, because of the icon, lol.
FR.

It still does.

Porking something else.

Repeated IM pokes. How many complaints result in a restraining order. I've not used that feature but asking for a friend.

 

[Outlaw]

Oh man the reminders of the poking days on Facebook

I poked so many women using that method

Nice to see it's not patched anymore

 

[Lo-Tech]

Omg yes!

I missed being able to poke ppl.

 

[Rem]

@Zwielicht Yepp, sounds like facebook poking

i miss MSN's nudge