'Topic' gone? | Mumsnet

stretch · 2011-02-28T18:00:13+00:00

Hi, what's happened to the 'topics' button? It used to be before 'customise' but seems to have disappeared. Or is it just me [hmm] [grin]

gaelicsheep · 07/03/2011 18:46

Yes that would work better. I think you expect something to happen when you hover over a link, because in pretty much all other cases on here it does. I don't think you can assume that people know that the pointer turns to a hand when they hover over a hyperlink. In fact you can't assume anything at all!

MNHQ

JustineMumsnet · 07/03/2011 17:57

@gaelicsheep

I totally agree. Not user friendly at all. I'll admit I am an old curmudgeon and still in Classic view, so it may be different in the new fangled version. But speaking as one who knows, you do have to assume that website users can work absolutely nothing out for themselves. It needs to be very obvious - that link isn't.

Maybe if it when black when you hovered - like in the nav bar?

gaelicsheep · 04/03/2011 21:56

I totally agree. Not user friendly at all. I'll admit I am an old curmudgeon and still in Classic view, so it may be different in the new fangled version. But speaking as one who knows, you do have to assume that website users can work absolutely nothing out for themselves. It needs to be very obvious - that link isn't.

nooka · 04/03/2011 05:37

Urgh, I just discovered this too. Bloody irritating. How are we supposed to know that 'Mumsnet Talk' is even a link, let alone that it is a link to the topic list? I only use search when I'm stalking someone, not for when Active + last 15mins hasn't yielded anything interesting to read.

I was having to go down to the list of shortcuts which doesn't have most of my favourite sections anyway.

This isn't a very user friendly change.

BeenBeta · 02/03/2011 22:26

I thought I was having a senior moment when I was looking for Topics a few minutes back.

I do wish MN would stop changing stuff. I'm still trying to work out what the Twitter box actually does.

I like 'low tech'.

ChaosTrulyReigns · 02/03/2011 22:22

Right, I have been proving my worth Justine.

Do we really need 3, count 'em (again) ways to "Add a message" to a thread? Oooh 4!! I've just found one at the top of the page. Over-the-top.

[wunk]

Jux · 01/03/2011 13:58

Ah, while you're at it, could you make the search function sortable too?

BaroqueAroundTheClock · 01/03/2011 11:55

good good Justine - now if you could change the word "Talk" into Topics at that point

ChaosTrulyReigns · 01/03/2011 09:12

Hmm, a 240 mile commute?

Perhaps not.

I could be a virtual Clutter Monitor?

[hopeful]

You'd soon get fed up with me wunking all over the place.

MNHQ

JustineMumsnet · 01/03/2011 08:57

@BaroqueAroundTheClock

ahhhhh - not that IS annoying - went to threads I'm on.......nothing I wanted to look at - so had to scroll up to the top Talk thing as there's nothing near the normal navigation tools

Where it says Talk : Results of search we'll make the "Talk" a link to topics.

LIZS · 01/03/2011 08:41

:(

MNHQ

JustineMumsnet · 01/03/2011 08:40

@ChaosTrulyReigns

Who's clutter monitor Justine?

You could be if you fancy?

MrsShrekTheThird · 28/02/2011 23:30

ohh noooooooo

can we just have a "change resisters" button please?

BaroqueAroundTheClock · 28/02/2011 23:26

ahhhhh - not that IS annoying - went to threads I'm on.......nothing I wanted to look at - so had to scroll up to the top Talk thing as there's nothing near the normal navigation tools

ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/02/2011 23:22

at PFB search!

Nice one Shrek.

MrsShrekTheThird · 28/02/2011 23:22

get that posh lot in from the organised cleaning thread, Fly ladies??

ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/02/2011 23:21

Who's clutter monitor Justine?

Original poster

stretch · 28/02/2011 23:20

Haha @ you lot wunking all over the thread!
You'll make a right mess. Justine's trying to spring clean y'know [wunk]

OP posts:

MrsShrekTheThird · 28/02/2011 23:20

are we wunkers?

so the purple 'advanced search] and the big bold "MN Talk" [for the Hard of Thinking] do precisely the same thing? Was the purple one the pfb then as it's supposedly "advanced"????

Valpollicella · 28/02/2011 23:20

Nah she's just overcome by possibly being God Like Woman of the Year in London MrsShrek. The power is going to her head and she's double quoting through sheer excitement

MNHQ

JustineMumsnet · 28/02/2011 23:20

@ChaosTrulyReigns

If you press the purple seach button, (above the moon), it takes you to the same place as if you click the search part in the Mumsnet Talk box (below the moon).

All that moon talk has got me fancying a jaffa cake.

Anyone like to share??

You're not wrong there Chaos. We will no doubt get round to addressing that clutter in the near(ish) future

ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/02/2011 23:17

[wunk] to Mrs Shrek.

ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/02/2011 23:16

If you press the purple seach button, (above the moon), it takes you to the same place as if you click the search part in the Mumsnet Talk box (below the moon).

All that moon talk has got me fancying a jaffa cake.

Anyone like to share??

MrsShrekTheThird · 28/02/2011 23:15

D'you reckon Justine is showing off her new two-tone colour boxes then (and you're all studiously ignoring her?)

or should that be [wunk]

Valpollicella · 28/02/2011 23:13

I saw it this am and did think that might be your reaction

And Boris thinks you're kinda special too. Betcha love that too :D