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why do people place mark?

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LookMaAStone · 24/05/2016 18:21

There is a bookmark function, why do people 'place mark'?

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Dfg15 · 24/05/2016 18:24

I wish I knew - it's so annoying when a thread fills up with people saying 'marking my place' or just a dot. Use the flipping bookmark function !

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DonkeyOaty · 24/05/2016 18:24

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BikeRunSki · 24/05/2016 18:24

Because they don't know about the bookmark? I don't, and I've been here 8 years!

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PaulDacresMicroPenis · 24/05/2016 18:25

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SenecaFalls · 24/05/2016 18:26

I never place mark. I use "watch this thread."

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Pipbin · 24/05/2016 18:26

Because in my experience the 'Watching' never bloody works.

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PaulDacresMicroPenis · 24/05/2016 18:26
Grin
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ChessieFL · 24/05/2016 18:27

Once they've commented it shows up on Threads I'm On so they can find it again easily. Either they don't know about the Watch function or don't trust it to work!

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SinisterBumFacedCat · 24/05/2016 18:27

Shamelessly marks place Grin

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MazzleDazzle · 24/05/2016 18:28

I didn't know there was a bookmark!

Never place mark though haven't got a clue how the dot helps you mark your place.

How do you use the bookmark?

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PaulDacresMicroPenis · 24/05/2016 18:28

If you're 'Watching' you don't get to read the deletion message and have your suspicions confirmed.

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BathshebaDarkstone · 24/05/2016 18:29

Is the bookmark function on the mobile site? Where is it? Confused

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LookMaAStone · 24/05/2016 18:29

Seneca you can watch the thread but then bookmark the last post you get to, and then it'll take you straight there to carry on reading any new posts next time. So useful for massively long threads!

Spread the word everyone, we could halve the lengths of popular and fast moving threads if people start using it!

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DonkeyOaty · 24/05/2016 18:30
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LookMaAStone · 24/05/2016 18:30

Grin sinister

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MrsLettuce · 24/05/2016 18:30

IMHO place marking is pretty damned rude, I don't do it. I do understand why it's become so common though. Despite being able to bookmark we don't have any way of accessing a list of threads we've bookmarked. Is necisaaty to Watch it as well as bookmarking or just wait for it to crop up in active again. It's a PITA.

So, I bookmark and 'watch' threads I just want to lurk on, which works well until I forget to click 'watch' and lose track of the thread.

Just posting something to placemark is a much simpler solution, thead is straight in TIO and no double action is required.

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LookMaAStone · 24/05/2016 18:35

I agree, it's annoying having the 'watch' the thread before bookmarking. One bookmark option would be better. Not sure why they think we would want to bookmark something but then not have anyway to find the thread again!

I can't see a way to do it on the mobile site......a new feature please?

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SilverGiraffe7 · 24/05/2016 18:35

You. Total. Legends. I never knew about the bookmark!! FlowersCakeBrewWine

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MrsLettuce · 24/05/2016 18:41

Bookmarking on the mobile site is accessed via the ... at the bottom right of each message. Various other functions in there too.

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AcrossThePondRomance · 24/05/2016 18:44

If you're on a thread, you get a message on your list if it's zapped. It's also a way to know where you've read up to on a long thread.

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MrsLettuce · 24/05/2016 18:46

No, TIO doesn't keep up with where you've read to, not at all. It just counts from where you've last posted. Need to post and bookmark to do that

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CrazyDuchess · 24/05/2016 18:57

YY to what other have said - if you place mark you see the deletion message. If you just watch the thread it just disappears from your list and you have no idea why

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DrHarleenFrancesQuinzel · 24/05/2016 19:57

I never placemark, mainly because Im not that interested and if I see the thread pop up again on active I scroll again.

However if I did want to go back to a specific place in a thread Id have to mark my place (I try not to do it obviously) as its just easier. TIO then look for my colour. I go to TIO first then active. Id probably forget to go to threads watching. (thats if I can figure out how to bookmark in the first place - Ive tried and failed before)

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usual · 24/05/2016 20:00

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spanky2 · 24/05/2016 20:03

I don't know where bookmark is on my phone. Sometimes I have nothing to add but want to know what happens eg: the haunted office, with pebbles being thrown and fire door opening!

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