What SINGLE thing would make Mumsnet better for you?

Great post PuppyMonkey

I know it's been done, done , done...... But....... An iPhone app would be great!

Cat/dog/hamster topics instead of "pets". Horse ladies and chicken ladies have theirs. Why not the rest of us?

Justine seems to think it is a slippery slope to stick insect/ bower bird/ Galapagos giant tortoise/ domesticated shark special interest groups.

and what potplant said (because i missed it out and would have been able to add it and also quote what she said if the two were available)

you can do it on the allotment site this thread as an example

the edit is in the third post down. and there's a quote halfway down the second page.

Can I fourth hiding threads by a tick list. (Just to show I am paying attention, not just perving pictures of Keanu)

How about locking threads....... So many old ones get ressurected and it might mean less get deleted

I like the idea of highlighting follow ups from the OP, I haven't seen that anywhere else.

can i do some seconding now that i've read it?

second (or third) the editing function.
you don't usually see spelling errors till you've posted, then you have a long row of people going "sorry, meant that not thst

and hiding threads by a tick list.

and spell check (but you wouldn't need that if you had an edit)

Would also like editing own posts and quoting another one properly.

MmeLindt - I was the someone who suggested that (unless multiple people have...) seems an obvious solution to coping with just how long some threads get these days.

I'd like it to boot me off if I've been on for more than 20 minutes between the hours of 9 and 4.00pm. Tis very distracting when I have work to do.

Hootchie yes, oooh feel v famous nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Bloody thing, actually DH's pooter. Am going to swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwitch to my owwwwwwwwwn.

Must get a thesaurus to have better access to similies that don't contain the Letter That Must Not Be Pushed (LTMNBP)

oh and a automatic thing that corrects all your spelling.

i'm sorry, bibbity, i haven't read the entire thread, but i would hope you haven't moved on.
sorry if mine's already been mentioned.

i would like in the list of threads, that as well as saying who was the last person to post, it would have a column for who started the thread.

sometimes it's quite important to know this (especially if it's quite a difficult subject or you know it's someone who will need support quickly)

that no one should tell you what you can post

same photo shoot, just cropped disappointingly cornsilk

Sorry but once you mentioned naked Keanu I knew I wouldn't be satisfied (ooh er) until I'd found him. Really hoping DH dosen't check history on computer later!

Great post DebiNewberry.

It would be good if someone would make themselves available to go through all the very long threads and post a brief summery which shows up in a red box when you hover your mouse over the thread title. Eg: This thread starts off as a moan about MIL, moves quickly onto bumsex and currently is discussing how the last series of Lost will end. You know that sort of thing, so you can see if it's worth your while reading through.

Don't want much do I?

I didn't realise I had to opt in to seeing SN on the main list of active convo's, so I missed a lot for the first six months before I had a real look round. That may be down to me not looking hard enough at first though.

lost in wales you are norty!How do I know it's actusally him though?

• text speak filter than translates it into a proper sentence.

• self destruct button which makes it go off at 10pm every night so I can go to bed.

• for some people to be a bit more polite and not lynch posters for the tinest reason. Although I do like the swearing, but a bit of compassion wouldn't go amiss.

Ability to edit or delete own posts retrospectively would be good. On other forums I contribute to, you can do so within a certain time-frame.

Failing that, I was going to say ability to quote in responses other than just by cutting-and-pasting, but that can produce difficulties where people are taken out of context and "fisked".