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I would like a reply to the "Reply" issue

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DappledThings · 03/11/2023 09:07

Just thought I'd start another thread to get more attention on this again as there has been no answer as to whether it is even being looked at.

A few comments on MNHQ's recent thread about the new feature pointing out nobody asked for that but a lot of us have asked you to fix this.

To summarise: The button marked Reply does not do what it says. It adds a post, it does not do a reply. MN has no reply feature but, bizarrely, chooses to have a button that pretends it does. This leads to threads full of "replies" that have no context and are impossible to follow. Plus posts saying "sorry, not sure why my reply didn't work, I clicked reply"

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Newestname002 · 03/11/2023 13:51

@DappledThings

To summarise: The button marked Reply does not do what it says. It adds a post, it does not do a reply. MN has no reply feature but, bizarrely, chooses to have a button that pretends it does. This leads to threads full of "replies" that have no context and are impossible to follow. Plus posts saying "sorry, not sure why my reply didn't work, I clicked reply"

Thank goodness - I had begun to think I was losing my marbles... 🌹

Giveuprobot · 03/11/2023 10:55

LookItsMeAgain · 03/11/2023 10:10

It would make things easier if you swapped where the Quote button is (or get rid of it entirely and replace the functionality behind the 'Reply' button with that of the Quote feature.

Could that be done without having to reinvent the wheel?

I mean, being able to reply to posts is a feature of quite literally every other forum based website so it's baffling why MN can't manage it.

Whinge · 03/11/2023 10:53

I say no apparent reason but actually it was to make room for the "thanks" and "save" buttons which are nowhere near as useful.

I really wish you could change the buttons under posts, but if not then I think the layout should be

Quote - Edit - Thanks - Report - Bookmark

The save and share features are just clutter, and get in the way.

HauntedGusset · 03/11/2023 10:49

LookItsMeAgain · 03/11/2023 10:10

It would make things easier if you swapped where the Quote button is (or get rid of it entirely and replace the functionality behind the 'Reply' button with that of the Quote feature.

Could that be done without having to reinvent the wheel?

The quote button was at the bottom of posts for a while but then for no apparent reason got moved.

I say no apparent reason but actually it was to make room for the "thanks" and "save" buttons which are nowhere near as useful. The "reply" button is so pointless 😬 I cannot understand why MNHQ think it's so important!

LookItsMeAgain · 03/11/2023 10:10

It would make things easier if you swapped where the Quote button is (or get rid of it entirely and replace the functionality behind the 'Reply' button with that of the Quote feature.

Could that be done without having to reinvent the wheel?

Borangejuice · 03/11/2023 09:28

Yes, it's daft and very misleading.

Long thread yesterday with lots of conflicting advice and the OP comes back and says "Exactly!"

Exactly what? There were about 50 posts before this - mostly offering different advice.

It's not unreasonable to presume that hitting a "reply" button linked to a specific post means that you are replying to that post (and that it will be clear that this is the case).

WatchOutMissMarpleIsAbout · 03/11/2023 09:21

I agree. I’ve lost count of wanting to reply to a poster and having to remember to quote instead which you actively look for!

YourNameGoesHere · 03/11/2023 09:18

Adding my voice yet again to this issue. Honestly HQ have been 'looking into it' for an eternity. If you have no plans to change the misleading reply button to the quote button for the love of all that is good just admit it.

Whinge · 03/11/2023 09:17

I agree.

I wish they would just move the quote button to where reply is. So many people have no idea edit / quote even exist, and it seems ridiculous to hide features that are actually useful.