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Separate thread for 'word games' etc - currently in Chat?

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tamedcomicpoem · 17/08/2025 10:31

'Chat' always has a lot of 'word games' threads in it - currently the first two pages (50 posts) contain 17 separate threads none of which are really 'chat'.

There's no conversation on these threads and I'm wondering if the 'Wordle', Hardle', 'Xordle' etc threads would be better under a separate Topic - maybe Daily Puzzles?

Would also make them easier for regular posters to find.

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Ijwwm · 07/12/2025 02:52

Bit difficult to find threads to watch when half of the first page on Chat is taken up by games threads 😂

C’mon MN - this must be one of the easiest requests ever for a separate board.

AnneKipankitoo · 06/12/2025 06:58

Just mark your threads as “watching”.

Ijwwm · 05/12/2025 12:24

Agreed!

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tamedcomicpoem · 05/12/2025 11:23

Bumping this - 21 'puzzle' posts in Chat this morning. PLEASE put them in a separate page - I can't be the only person fed up of reading thread titles which turn out to be yet another 'non-chat' thread.
And on a practical note, it would make it SO much easier for puzzle addicts if they didn't have to trawl through real 'chat' topics to find their daily fix!

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Tillow4ever · 05/11/2025 11:42

I think it’s a great idea. I see them sometimes in active, but never pay attention to the topic they are in - so if I want to look for then, I’d have no idea where to start! Also, if I were looking for new games to play, that topic would be perfect.

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tamedcomicpoem · 05/11/2025 11:14

HebeMumsnet · 18/08/2025 09:53

Hi there @tamedcomicpoem. Thanks for the feedback. We're always happy to consider new topics if there's enough call for them and it looks like the topic will be well used. We'll keep reading here and see what others think.

Any further thoughts on setting up a separate topic? 😉
(hopeful nudge)

Seriously though, the number of 'puzzle' threads on Chat seems to be increasing daily!

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AnneKipankitoo · 05/11/2025 07:46

I don’t see the other stuff on chat as I use the threads I’m on or watching.
Tell you what I find annoying … the threads that get deleted.
I don’t really do much else on here apart from the word association games.

LarryIsMyRomanEmpire · 05/11/2025 02:04

Yes, they're really annoying.

FullOfMomsense · 05/11/2025 02:03

Love this idea. It seems like every other thread is some sort of game!

Ijwwm · 05/11/2025 01:42

I think it’s a good idea. Bit bored of scrolling through Chat and so many of them are “puzzle” posts.

AnneKipankitoo · 04/11/2025 20:31

No idea. I always put a link in to a new thread before the WAG is at 1000.

Lemonsugarpancake · 04/11/2025 20:04

Is anything happening with this idea?

MrsMitford3 · 09/09/2025 07:29

There are 2 long running word association threads -def lots of chat on them too but would they be welcome under this new thread?
Not specifically a game like wordle etc but still a game?

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 08/09/2025 18:16

Every other ‘interest’ has its own section, so one for games etc would be logical. Most long running threads have chat eg ‘giving birth in a specific month’, ‘specific year at university’, health ones, but they still sit in their area. Plus I agree people might miss new or different word games. Easier for everyone surely?

AnneKipankitoo · 08/09/2025 18:05

I do a couple of WAG but I do say in the title it is a word association game.People can avoid it easily from the title. Sometimes there is chat.

Livingthebestlife · 08/09/2025 17:06

Brill idea, there does be quite a lot of them I usually end up hiding them and some of the titles are huge....

Livingthebestlife · 08/09/2025 17:06

Brill idea, there does be quite a lot of them I usually end up hiding them and some of the titles are huge....

ThePoshUns · 08/09/2025 16:59

Great idea!

SinnerBoy · 08/09/2025 16:58

There's plenty of banter and chat on the WAG threads.

DeanStockwelll · 08/09/2025 14:55

I think it's a good idea too, I post on the WAG threads occasionally but keep forget to keep a eye on them when they get full so I can't find the new ones .

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tamedcomicpoem · 08/09/2025 14:17

Bumping this thread. Out of the first 50 posts in Chat today, 19 of them were devoted to 'Puzzles'

Don't get me wrong, I like puzzles, but they are not very Chatty ;)

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Rinoachicken · 23/08/2025 11:11

I don’t read them but I do read chat threads and yeah I think it would be good for them to have their own space - there are a lot of them in chat, sometimes it’s feels like there are more of them that actual chat threads!

elliesmummy19 · 21/08/2025 12:14

Yes! I’m all for this! 👍

SnowFrogJelly · 20/08/2025 22:10

Great idea 👍

LifeOfBriony · 20/08/2025 19:02

Good idea! It would keep them all together and make them easier to find.