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Please turn off “Trending in Christmas” or at least make the red less BRIGHT!

217 replies

MAOU · 11/11/2021 21:05

It’s November, not December!

The red is jarring!!

I’m not interested in what’s trending on the Christmas board.

It’s annoying.

It’s badly placed.

Please let us turn it off.

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SexyNeckbeard · 13/11/2021 10:01

They'll charge extra for that @FlamingGoat

Viviennemary · 13/11/2021 09:58

Its quite clear the red monstosity is there to stay. But at least it's been moved.

FlamingGoat · 13/11/2021 09:31

[quote Sparkai]@flaminggoat it's not that MNHQ can't read the room, it's more that they don't give a shit.

As long as they get clicks and advertising money[/quote]
There is that too. Don't give a shit about the members opinions who provide the content for the clicks 🤔
Sometimes I really wish there was a like button.

TroysMammy · 13/11/2021 09:12

Another one here who finds it annoying. Please remove it as I'm not interested in Christmas drama even in December.

Chemenger · 13/11/2021 09:09

It is all about the clicks, but MN claims 100 million page views a month, over 3 million a day, so 10 000 is pretty pitiful. 7 million unique users and only 10 000 click through an unmissable red box. It looks as though quite a few we’re not deliberate as well.

Sparkai · 13/11/2021 09:01

@flaminggoat it's not that MNHQ can't read the room, it's more that they don't give a shit.

As long as they get clicks and advertising money

Hobnobswantshernameback · 13/11/2021 08:54

It's all about the clicks
Sod user experience
I mean we all know that really
But when the owner pops up to spell it out so bluntly
It is quite jarring
Ah well

grapewine · 13/11/2021 08:42

It's not there when I use Chrome on my Mac laptop.

liveforsummer · 13/11/2021 08:17

Try using the app, I've not seen it on there. Only on browser.

FlamingGoat · 13/11/2021 08:11

@BruceAndNosh

The bloody red box UNDER the comments box is still fucking intrusive.

But @MNHQ don't care

Shades of the height of the pandemic when people were losing their jobs, income and loved ones and the begging bowl went out for "premium" . I'm once again disappointed that MNHQ still cannot read the room right.
grapewine · 12/11/2021 22:23

@SixQuidGames

Additionally, if you’re telling us, your user base, that you only care about page clicks rather than what we experience, that quite the message to deliver.
Quite. But at least they're upfront about it...
BruceAndNosh · 12/11/2021 22:18

The bloody red box UNDER the comments box is still fucking intrusive.

But @MNHQ don't care

MolkosTeenageAngst · 12/11/2021 21:36

If it’s the fourth most popular forum after AIBU, chat and relationships then where are the boxes for these forums at the bottom of our screens? I bet if you put a box for AIBU you would have more than 10k clicks but it doesn’t mean it’s needed or wanted.

SixQuidGames · 12/11/2021 21:33

Additionally, if you’re telling us, your user base, that you only care about page clicks rather than what we experience, that quite the message to deliver.

Berkeys · 12/11/2021 21:08

Another one clicking onto Christmas threads solely to hide them! Don’t count me in your dodgy user stats!

SixQuidGames · 12/11/2021 21:05

Do we have to have Christmas threads filling trending as well as the red box?

It’s bloody November. Your user base is giving you a very clear message and you’re telling them you don’t care because you got 10k page clicks.

I’ve clicked on several threads in trending today only to find out they’re Christmas threads and clicked straight out again without reading them. Is the click in all that matters to you or does user experience count for anything?

DumplingsAndStew · 12/11/2021 20:59

Why are you mixing the Christmas threads in with the others in the Trending box? Stop manipulating the trending threads. If people want to see Christmas threads, they'll go to the Christmas board.

Helpstopthepain · 12/11/2021 20:53

We’ve got Christmas thrusted into our faces but the emojis (is that the word?) are still Halloween ones Halloween Grin Haloween Sad Halloween Wink Halloween Biscuit

TheLeadbetterLife · 12/11/2021 20:29

@FlamingGoat

The cynic in me expects lots of Christmas gift threads with affiliated links 🤷‍♀️

Surely not 🙄

Ah yes, undoubtedly the source of the alleged demand for extra links to that board.
FlamingGoat · 12/11/2021 20:14

The cynic in me expects lots of Christmas gift threads with affiliated links 🤷‍♀️

Surely not 🙄

SirensofTitan · 12/11/2021 20:09

My trending now box is all threads from the Christmas topic apart from the first page. Is that because of the box or have you replaced the Christmas box by filling up the normal trending section?

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 12/11/2021 19:37

I don't get this at all. By November there are always Christmas threads in Active and often in Trending Now. Aren't those the obvious ways people find threads of interest?

OhYouBadBadKitten · 12/11/2021 19:17

This is a tone deaf response.

Please turn off “Trending in Christmas” or at least make the red less BRIGHT!
PinkWaferBiscuit · 12/11/2021 18:40

@Helpstopthepain

Definitely much better under the comment box
I agree although I still fail to see it's purpose given that a huge amount of topics showing in trending are from the Christmas topic. It sort of seems daft to have 2 boxes on the site basically promoting the same threads. Confused
Helpstopthepain · 12/11/2021 18:26

Definitely much better under the comment box

Swipe left for the next trending thread