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Can we start a thread where we give feedback on the improvements we would like to see to the site?

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Greythorne · 13/02/2011 15:46

Maybe this has been done before, but I thought MNHQ might find it useful feedback, even if for complicated technical reasons or because the MN old timers would go mad, it's not possible.

Here goes:

  1. Proper buttons for bolding, italics etc instead of the DOS era keystrokes.
  1. When you scroll over a thread link, it shows you the first few lines of the first post
  1. The thread originator is shown on the list along with the latest poster.

Anybody else?

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HettyAmaretti · 13/02/2011 20:57

Oh, yes! Hiding / deleting from threads I'm on would be great.

PrettyCandles · 13/02/2011 20:35

That never occurred to me - guess I must be too nice! I have often vaguely remembered a conversation I had at some point with someone, and wanted to revisit it. Maybe just to re-read, but often to talk more. Or because I like the way someone talks/thinks, and want to read more by them. I search by poster name fairly often. Nothing Blush about it, any more than there would be following a good blog.

nymphadora · 13/02/2011 20:12

I'd like to be able to delete threads from threads I'm on

Hide threads in mobile

And people answer my threads Blush

maryz · 13/02/2011 19:43

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HettyAmaretti · 13/02/2011 19:31

"My suggestion is that the poster name field in advanced search could be predictive, or even intuitive, so that as you begin entering a name it presents all similar poster names. Some names are really difficult to enter accurately; they may be very long, or alphanumerically complex. Or you may not even remember the name accurately, but know only that you are looking for a poster whose name begins with 'pretty' or who has 'candles' in her name."

See, I'd be totally against that. Makes things WAY too easy for stalkers and other nasty noses.

HettyAmaretti · 13/02/2011 19:29

No, not bothered about any of those either, sorry Greythorne.

Don't use "Last 15 minutes", so not bothered about that. Can see how it'd be annoying though. Problem / reason is probably buried deep in the original code. Mind you, so was the 51 threads on THreads I'm On and that was sorted.

[snigger] would presumably need to animated. 'tis just one step from tickers, so, no.

TBH I'm contented with MN as it is ATM

PrettyCandles · 13/02/2011 19:28

Not bothered about the DOS-style bolding because it is compatible with all modes of posting, whether on a PC (where mousing is easy) or on a laptop (where mousing is inconvenient) or on a phone (where mousing is impossible and the screen too small for buttons).

I like ideas 2 and 3.

My suggestion is that the poster name field in advanced search could be predictive, or even intuitive, so that as you begin entering a name it presents all similar poster names. Some names are really difficult to enter accurately; they may be very long, or alphanumerically complex. Or you may not even remember the name accurately, but know only that you are looking for a poster whose name begins with 'pretty' or who has 'candles' in her name.

maryz · 13/02/2011 19:19

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