Can we have a cull of the topics list?

I only check employment issues specifically. If I spot something work-y in legal, going back to work, redundancy or even chat or AIBU I'll head over but only if it's in Active Convos.

In my day there were only about 6 topics, it was great. We still managed to talk about everything under the sun.

You may be a bit behind Itsonlyme... there's been a thread, a spin-off thread and a survey all in the last month in Site Stuff.

I feel so strongly about NOT having a like button, I have started my own thread.

Please join in, in the spirit MN intended.

Thank you.

fastweb

NO ! Just no.

I can cope with the emoticons, but PLEASE NO 'like' button.

And no trial.

We are all adept enough at posting a quick or "I like that !" without the need for one.

don't you think MN can't know in advance which topics will take off - ?

feminism being the prime example where a new topic proved a hotbed of activity and opened a new discourse..

MumsNot was meant to be for people who aren't mothers....never really got any traffic..
being able to create a shortlist in my MN would surely be good enough.

and you leave 'in the doghouse' 'tack room' and 'fishnet' alone...the division of pets was one of the better ones ..

and get well soon - 5 weeks is a long time have some

Agree that the Topics view is almost unusable because of the glut of subtopics.

I think the main thing is to merge quiet subtopics back into the main topic.

And be slower to accede to "can we have split-ends topic?" requests.

The split enders will jus have to hang out in haircare like the rest of us.

Also, Mary's point about long running support threads is a good one. At some point they become a different class of MN thing, and it would be worth thinking about giving them special status, eg not limiting to 1000 posts, automatically linking one to the next, allowing regular posters to do some moderation etc.

A shorter cap on the number of posts in the Here Be Twats / Frothing Berserkers section would be good. 100 instead if 1000? Might actually help.

They better not be.

Root of all evil.

I take it this is not the moment for reviving my arguments in favour of a trial?

Nooooooooooooooooo! Not the 'like' button! Please no.

One of the reasons I like MN is the lack of cunting stupid noisy useless gimmicks like 'like' buttons.

They better not be.

Root of all evil.

oooh interesting idea with AIBU. I like that very much, but I fear it may need to be much, much easier for the Frothing Beserkers.

How about...

AIBU
WWYD
Look At Meeeeee!
Outraged of Tunbridge Wells

Gah! Like button. I hope that dies a horrible death.

AND what hocus said. Genius.

None of this will happen.

Exactly.

Y' know I'd love AIBU to stop being a topic and start being a section (we could call it Here Be Twats):

AIBU? (with death ray button for those misusing it)
WWYD? (yes I know it does exist but nobdy can find it)
IABSA (I am blatantly seeking attention)
ISNTGOM (I seriously need to get out more)

ALSO there should be a one-in-one-out rule: One topic culled for each new one created.

You couldn't have just one long thread on e.g. pedants because someone will start an apostrophe rant then someone else a 'would of' rant then someone else a less/fewer rant and it will go on and on and no one would know the latest rant because they couldn't be arsed to read 5000 posts and it would die of apathy.

I think what would be a good idea is e.g. Education topic. If you want to start a thread in Education then the first part of your title is pre-formatted. You choose Primary, Secondary, Other etc. then the rest of the title. You could then use a sort feature in Topics or Search on this pre-formatted bit if you wanted but it would be just one topic. If you get my drift.

See an 'I seriously need to get out more' topic woukld be fab. 1/2 of the AIBU's could bugger off over there for a start.