How to view your Mumsnet notifications

Ok, so whoreofbabylon sent me a PM to test it.

On my screen (laptop browser) it just adds a number to the number of notifications.

That is REALLY ANNOYING.

Please mn can we have the PMs seperate from the general notifications? I don't want to constantly have to check if I have a PM

Meh, I don’t mind either way, I think if I made a habit of scrolling through it i could get into the habit of using it. It’s just new is all.

I just don’t get the big deal.

Does anyone actually want it?

I said earlier that across the 4 or 5 threads in site stuff I'd only seen about 3 people say they liked it. I'm still however unusure why they liked it or how it's different from any of the features already available on the site.

Surely less work for MN if it just goes.

I've sent you one to test.

I can't see the point of it.

I was prepared to accept change so clicked on it to see how it worked. I then clicked on one of the updated threads. Instead of taking me to where I had bookmarked the thread (which I always do so that when I re-visit I can see that there have been updates), it just dropped me randomly in the middle of a 12 page thread. Assuming I must have done some thing wrong, or maybe I had unusually not book marked, I tried a different one, and again just a random location.

There seems little point in notifying me of fascinating new updates on a thread, if that notification doesn't even take me to the updates??

Luckily I usually use the app which doesn't seem to have been affected by the new feature. I generally only use my laptop to check for PMs, which you can't access on the app. And now I can't even find those easily on the laptop.

Can I ask.
If you get a PM will it just appear as the same red dot?

In other words, if I am ignoring the 20+ notifications red dot, might missing a PM?

I don't care about the red dot, but I really want the PMs to be seperate so I don't miss those.

I woudl also love the option that it is just on threads I started, or threads I'm watching, no matter how old the thread

Can't you just turn the bloody thing off and bring it back when you've 'mended' it?
It was turned off for a while earlier in the week.

@JustineMumsnet
When you say "turn the red dot off" I hope that will not be merely a cosmetic tweak, and that we will have the option to opt out/turn off these Notifications?

@JanineMumsnet
Genuine thanks

Good.

I really can't understand the reluctance wrt adding an option to edit posts, eg with a two or three minute limit, though. But oh well.

Phew - good one for hearing us

Excellent news. Thanks!

Oh thank goodness for that!!

As a side note whilst we have you, I've heard a rumour that some people would like an edit button...

we're going to add an option to turn the red dot off.

Thank you for listening.

Thank you @JustineMumsnet!

Can I just draw your attention to the way it’s working for threads that people have hidden? Is there a way to disable it notifying if you’ve hidden a thread?

Hurrah!

(And you might want to buy Janine cake/a bottle of gin/whatever... I think she is rocking in the corner over there somewhere...

Mumsnet - please take notice of how many people DO NOT want these notifications.

I am a grown up who is capable of seeing "threads I'm on" and seeing that people have posted etc. I do not want to receive a notification every single time somebody posts on a thread that I am on or watching.

I disable all notifications on my phone apps, I disable all notifications on my computer.

I don't want to see the red number every time I go into MN and I do not want to have to "mark as read" every time just to get rid of them. They serve no usual purpose at all for a lot of people and are just a nuisance.

You really do need to make this a feature that can be turned off, please please please!

The notifications are like Spam, in my view. Interesting point that using Premium makes no difference either.

It's foul. I am getting repeat little red dots that irritate and draw the eye, and when I go to "mark all as read", again, I see I am getting notifications for threads I have put on my "hide" list as they are too upsetting...

I do the "mark all as read" it goes away for a few blessed seconds, and then it's back. I don't want it. Please give us an opt out of this "feature".

I've just cancelled my Premium subscription and used the "Other" option to explain to HQ why. It's so lazy to introduce this with no option to turn off notifications and just patronise people by asking them to get used to it

Good for you! Maybe they will actually listen if premium members start to cancel.

They must have thought this was genuinely useful. But I’m very confused as to why.

As yet I've not seen anyone actually explain how it's an improvement or what is ao good about it...