I noticed that micro.blog now shows how many people each account is following. I’m following 245 people. I had no idea it was that many. Trying not to click the links to see which people are (or aren’t, what!?) following me.
@Ron The original point I raised was about whether or not to show me that someone is following me (via their following list). It wasn't about the value of having following lists in the first place. I agree with you and I would be fine without following lists of any kind.
My suggestion was that if we are going to have them, I'd like to not know if I'm on them or not. They are pretty good for discovery. On the other hand, they can lend themselves to various interpretations. For example, if I know Dave only follows 5 people, what does that say? Something, I'm sure. I'd rather not know. It's a tricky thing to get right. @manton has done a great job so far balancing things. I'm confident that will continue! :)