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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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TheLeadbetterLife · 12/11/2021 13:24

@JustineMumsnet

Hello all, I'm very sorry if this is irritating and I do understand the sentiment about Christmas creep. That said it's clear that Christmas does in fact come early for many Mumsnetters - the Christmas topic was our forth busiest this week, behind only AIBU, Chat and relationships, with views up 42% from the previous week.... we could look at changing it from festive red to festive green if that feels less in your face? We'll also remove it from the bereavement topic - thanks for pointing that out.
Well this is terrible logic. If it's so busy, why the need to promote it?

Christmas comes early for a lot of Mumsnetters, because they obsess about it all bloody year, to the annoyance of many others. That's why there's a separate topic for it.

Are you going to promote the relationships board for Valentine's Day, since it's so busy there too?

PurpleDaisies · 12/11/2021 13:21

I hate this.
Baa humbug.

Please turn off “Trending in Christmas” or at least make the red less BRIGHT!
stalkersaga · 12/11/2021 13:20

I've clicked on the damned thing by accident several times. It's hard not to.

Ulysses · 12/11/2021 13:20

It’s making me agitated seeing it now like a constant reminded of something else to do even though I’ve got plenty time to sort abs organise things. You really need to make it so you can opt out of it. It feels as if it’s sole purpose is to move traffic to that place so advertisers pay some sort of premium there.

TheLeadbetterLife · 12/11/2021 13:20

People clicking on something doesn't indicate demand, it indicates mindless clicking behaviour. Demand is actual, you know, demand. Did anyone ask for this?

The normal trending box is riddled with Christmas threads as it is (even for those of us who have hid the topic), there's no need for an additional box.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 12/11/2021 13:19

If you must keep it, make it appear AFTER the comment box instead of before.

Having to scroll past it on every thread I am reading and having to see it on every page is just too much.

grapewine · 12/11/2021 13:19

Or, you know, some people click it accidentally because it is everywhere and huge...

I'm out.

ilovesooty · 12/11/2021 13:19

Yes I've clicked on it by mistake as I was scrolling too.

ilovesooty · 12/11/2021 13:18

It's horrible.

PinkWaferBiscuit · 12/11/2021 13:18

The trending box has had 10k clicks since it was put up yesterday - there is clearly demand for it.

That shows nothing. I've clicked on it about 100 times unintentionally just because it fills my whole phone screen and I'm trying to scroll past it.

You also probably don't mean to but you're coming across quite bluntly in your responses to what is are perfectly valid complaints against the trending box.

SoupDragon · 12/11/2021 13:16

The trending box has had 10k clicks since it was put up yesterday - there is clearly demand for it.

10k out of how many? I bet more people haven't clicked on it.

teawamutu · 12/11/2021 13:15

@grapewine

All your statistics show is that people can find the Christmas board without having a "festive" box of whatever colour in their face.

Seriously, changing the colour is your solution? Just remove it. It's annoying.

Yes, this.

Thank you @JustineMumsnet for the mitigation offer but I just want the option to not see it.

I avoid Christmas threads - everyone interested in them can clearly find them just fine, what problem is this solving?

Could you not just add another tab to Active/New threads?

Premium is great for getting rid of ads, I don't see why this is any different.

Borka · 12/11/2021 13:14

What's the point of having a separate Christmas topic if this stupid box appears everywhere? There are other reasons than bereavement why people might not want it shoved in their faces all the time. Changing it to green really misses the point, please get rid of it.

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JustineMumsnet · 12/11/2021 13:13

@grapewine

All your statistics show is that people can find the Christmas board without having a "festive" box of whatever colour in their face.

Seriously, changing the colour is your solution? Just remove it. It's annoying.

The trending box has had 10k clicks since it was put up yesterday - there is clearly demand for it.
grapewine · 12/11/2021 13:11

All your statistics show is that people can find the Christmas board without having a "festive" box of whatever colour in their face.

Seriously, changing the colour is your solution? Just remove it. It's annoying.

WeaverofWords · 12/11/2021 13:05

Please just turn it off all over. Bereaved people read the other boards too!

stalkersaga · 12/11/2021 13:04

@JustineMumsnet

Hello all, I'm very sorry if this is irritating and I do understand the sentiment about Christmas creep. That said it's clear that Christmas does in fact come early for many Mumsnetters - the Christmas topic was our forth busiest this week, behind only AIBU, Chat and relationships, with views up 42% from the previous week.... we could look at changing it from festive red to festive green if that feels less in your face? We'll also remove it from the bereavement topic - thanks for pointing that out.
Or you know you could just bloody TURN IT OFF unless someone's opted in. The people who want to talk about Christmas know where to find the topic!
PinkWaferBiscuit · 12/11/2021 13:04

That said it's clear that Christmas does in fact come early for many Mumsnetters - the Christmas topic was our forth busiest this week, behind only AIBU, Chat and relationships, with views up 42% from the previous week

So why the need for the bloody red box in the first place? All this statement proves is that it's s quite obvious that people know where to find threads relating to Christmas without it. Confused

we could look at changing it from festive red to festive green if that feels less in your face?

This spectacularly misses the point...

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JustineMumsnet · 12/11/2021 13:00

Hello all, I'm very sorry if this is irritating and I do understand the sentiment about Christmas creep. That said it's clear that Christmas does in fact come early for many Mumsnetters - the Christmas topic was our fourth busiest this week, behind only AIBU, Chat and relationships, with views up 42% from the previous week.... we could look at changing it from festive red to festive green if that feels less in your face?
We'll also remove it from the bereavement topic - thanks for pointing that out.

Helpstopthepain · 12/11/2021 12:58

@BIWI they wouldn’t dare do it to you

FlamingGoat · 12/11/2021 12:55

Its even on the bereavement threads.
Seriously, that's shite.

QueenOfPeace0 · 12/11/2021 12:40

Agreed!

Chasingsquirrels · 12/11/2021 12:39

@BIWI

Ah. Well, I must be a Super Special Poster then, as I can't see it anywhere, either on my laptop or my phone Grin
Mumsnet royalty obviously
grapewine · 12/11/2021 12:37

How anyone thought this was a good idea really is beyond me. Baffled.

Berthatydfil · 12/11/2021 12:32

Omg yes it’s sooo annoying

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