I would like a reply to the "Reply" issue

I agree, if they're not going to change anything then just come out and say it.

‘The whole bottom menu’

This is what’s confusing because there’s a bottom menu per post and a bottom menu per thread. On mobile web version at least. So the only buttons per post menu should pertain to the individual post not the whole thread.* *

That's true, but since quote became a thing people started assuming that the reply button would quote the post they were replying to, quite reasonably.

Reply has always been 'add a post at the end of this thread' and the quote function has only been implemented relatively recently.

In general though, I think the whole bottom menu needs an overhaul. I can't imagine many people save a post. The thanks button sucks. All the useful stuff is in the drop down menu that you have to click on before you an access it.

I don’t know how it works on the app but on the web version using a mobile, there’s a bar of buttons alongside ‘active’, ‘watching’, etc that is ‘add post’ — does exactly the same thing as ‘reply’. As in it posts within the thread. So there’s no reason at all that ‘reply’ functionality couldn’t be replaced with ‘quote’ from within the individual post options (that include the more useful ‘report’ and ‘bookmark’).

Agree that ‘save’ is totally pointless. Feel that ‘thanks’ is also a bit of a half step towards ‘like’. I’ve thrown a few thanks out there but feels like it goes into the ether.

Another voice to say "reply" should default to quote reply, for sure. It's such a mess right now.

I thought it was me messing this up every time!

I know now I need to use quote instead of reply!

Just a small Monday morning bump to see if we actually get any update on this as promised. The sceptic in me thinks it's unlikely sadly but I'd love to be proven wrong even if it's just an unequivocal nah we can't be arsed to change it, at least it would be a definitive answer.

Yes. Your UX team should tell you the Reply button is misleading.

Adding my voice to this yet again, it's by far the most annoying thing on the website, and it's such a simple change to make.

Omg. I had no idea about bookmark. Thank you PPs.

I agree with the rest of the above.

This is a good idea which is why MN haven't already done it!

Just realised this

There's a ton of other glitches since the 'update'

Or just automatically compress quotes with a ‘read more’ function so all quotes are a couple of lines only.

Agree with switching the quote and reply buttons around.

However, if a post being quoted has more than, say, 200 characters, could we have an automatic message flashing up - along the lines of "Are you sure you want to quote this ENTIRE post?" 🤓

It’s really bad web design and I don’t understand why, on a site as big as popular as this one.

@LilyMumsnet Why have a function that doesn’t work as the user expects?

What is there to even discuss? Surely it’s embarrassing and shouldn’t have even gone live with this error.

Any update since yesterday afternoon?

I'd really like this resolved too, it doesn't make sense as it currently is.

So many threads where I've no bloody clue who the poster is replying to, about what and why because of this! It's ridiculous.

I agree. Bookmark is my most used feature.

Edit for all those annoying typing errors is the second most useful 🤣

Bookmark is really handy, I use it all the time, mostly to mark the OP's last post, so that when I come back to the thread, that's where I start reading from.

You bookmark a post so next time you open or refresh the thread it takes you to your bookmark. That one is an incredibly useful feature

agree - and what is the point of SAVE and BOOKMARK ?

I want to be hopefully optimistic that the update will say - You're right, reply is confusing and it will be replaced with the quote feature.

But I suspect the update will just be another version of - We're discussing it in the office.