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Original poster

Please can you make it easy to remove bookmarks

118 replies

Ginmel · 11/09/2019 14:11

Why can't we double click on a bookmark to turn it off? It's really annoying. I've accidentally pressed on a couple of marks.

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Hazhaze · 12/09/2019 20:55

I didn't even know what the bookmark was for but I've hit it accidentally loads!

chemenger · 12/09/2019 20:54

I don’t see the point, you can move the bookmark by bookmarking another post. Surely people just bookmark the last post they’ve read on a thread. Why wouldn’t you want to read from where you left the thread the last time?

EarringsandLipstick · 12/09/2019 20:51

@Ginmel

@pringle because you may have just bookmarked an earlier post accidentally and it's a pain when you are dipping in and out of long threads

This makes no sense.

As I keep saying, if you accidentally bookmark, keep reading and bookmark the last post you read

No worries about unintended bookmarks & you'll have the latest post you read bookmarked.

You can only have one bookmarked spot at a time. So each time you bookmark it's going to take you to that spot, not every bookmark you originally put in (this is the same on app / web on phone / web on pc)

MNHQ
SophieLMumsnet · 12/09/2019 20:49

Thanks for the replies, all! We can't make promises, but we'll see what the thinking is.

Original poster
Ginmel · 12/09/2019 20:49

Sorry @ILikeyourHairyHands Flowers and thank you!

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ILikeyourHairyHands · 12/09/2019 20:47

I was your first poster on here Gimmel!

Original poster
Ginmel · 12/09/2019 20:46

@megletthesecond
@continuityerror please post here

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Original poster
Ginmel · 12/09/2019 20:45

@trewser
@ILikeyourHairyHands

Please post here

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Original poster
Ginmel · 12/09/2019 20:43

@SophieLMumsnet

Definitely not alone

Also those that use the app can apparently turn off bookmarks so the function exists!

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FiresideTreats · 12/09/2019 20:42

Yes, me please! Very annoying when I accidentally tap bookmark. Intuition says tap it again to remove it but it doesn't work.

AwdBovril · 12/09/2019 20:41

Me too. I've accidentally bookmarked threads a few times - I can't remember the specifics but I probably just wanted to read from the beginning (or something). Why can't we remove them easily?

Original poster
Ginmel · 12/09/2019 20:39

@pringle because you may have just bookmarked an earlier post accidentally and it's a pain when you are dipping in and out of long threads

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SinglePringle · 12/09/2019 20:38

Can someone please explain why it’s a pain to bookmark? Surely if you go back to a thread, you want to go to the last post you read Confused?

Original poster
Ginmel · 12/09/2019 20:37

Thanks all Gin

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megletthesecond · 12/09/2019 20:35

Another one here.
Accidental book marking in the browser and I can't remove them.

Widdendream77 · 12/09/2019 20:34

Yes I’ve only bookmarked by accident and it’s a pain when I check back on a thread. Cheers

FelicityBeedle · 12/09/2019 20:32

Definitely enable click on click off, does my head in!

DrizzleKicks · 12/09/2019 20:31

I literally just bookmarked the above post by accident! It's really annoying.

Yes please MNHQ - click on/click off would be great.

LtJudyHopps · 12/09/2019 20:21

It always happens as I scroll on my phone with my right hand!! So annoying.

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Somebodyswatson · 12/09/2019 20:19

Never actually bookmarked anything on purpose, always an accident and can't turn them off lol

Squigglypig2 · 12/09/2019 20:18

I'd like it removed too, I have never book marked any post deliberately.

sorenipples · 12/09/2019 20:17

I also keep bookmarking by accident as does my toddler.

DramaAlpaca · 12/09/2019 20:17

Yes, I'd like this option.

I'm nearly sure you could remove bookmarks before the recent tweaking.

The accidental bookmarking thing annoys me so much I've turned it off altogether.

MildThing · 12/09/2019 20:16

I’ve been thinking this, I have accidentally bookmarked loads, and never deliberately bookmarked anything.

What does it actually do?

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