To ask why the MN forums have such little functionality?

[hellohellohihi]

So, other forums let you quote other posts, or put text in different fonts/colours etc, or indicate your 'thanks' for a post. Can't be that difficult / expensive, so why are these added functions not available on MN?

this is ALWAYS a bloke who starts these threads

Quoting is so dull
I get bored of scrolling

Quote
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long
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Reply
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massive
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Reply
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I agree

Me too

Mumsnet allows swearing and politics and doesn't allow pictures, colours or tickers. It's why we like it. Bugger off to the rest of the internet if you like such crap.

Because people insist on quoting a 14 page post and add a "LOL" at the bottom.

Its fecking annoying and makes my teeth itch.

Yes to a 'quote' function. An 'edit post' function would be great as well. Would love to see a greater emphasis on spelling, punctuation and grammar as well, I hate reading unintelligible posts. Won't hold my breath though..

Tickers/avatars/banners can go die.

Quoting I can live without (although I'd prefer it with) but I think an Edit button should be mandatory by law.

'mumsnet talk' has all the right consonants to spell minimalist. Shame about the k, it rather spoils my theory.

I would LOATHE quote functions. It really makes threads tiresome to read.

MN is fine as it is.

You can customise the colours of the OPs post and your own post. But only in a few specific classy colours. No bright pinks or turquoises. Tres Farrow and Ball.

Wouldn't mind a facility to quote single comments, but I agree that long boxes endlessly quoting back whole conversations are bloody tiresome. I have no idea what a ticker is, so please don't tell me. I'm happy to take it on trust that they're not for me.
An edit facility would be a joy for those of us who are too uptight to even revisit our own posts if we notice a typo after we hit 'post message'.

I think speling, punctuation, and grammer, isn't to bad on this sight? Compered to other's I mean?

I don't miss the great long quotes that you see on other forums. However an edit button would be handy to correct typing errors and spelling mistakes.

Because we use our sparkling wit and brilliant comments to fill the boards rather than flashy tickers, insipid quotes and inane quotes ending with 'I agree'.

I like the lo-fi element of this forum, it's quite calming to look at. No avatars or signatures or other flickery nonsense. I must say though I would quite like a 'Like' button. Some posts make me chortle so much that they deserve a virtual slap on the back.

I realise this probably makes me the devil.

No, sod the edit function as well. I don't think typos and such matter in the scheme of things, and think edit function could be exploited for stirring bastard purposes.

Anyway where is the OP? Asked and fucked off.

Squoosh = beelzebub

@Trillz

MNHQ can quote, because they can be trusted to use it responsibly.

Well sometimes we can

@imour

hi can you block people on mn ? or stop them inboxing you ?

You CAN block folk from PMing you, yes. It's in yer inbox
a handy little red talk to the hand
HTH

Gerrof I've 'liked' your post in my mind!

If you quoted a post it would only show that particular post, not every post involved sighing that conversation, that would be multi-posting.

What hunterwellies said.

But I'm not quoting it

It needs to be low fi and calming so my eyes don't hurt from all the clutter.

I would like an 'Edit' button. Purely because I sometimes forget stuff that I wanted to say.

(And I wouldn't mind the Topic>AIBU banner at the bottom of the page as well so I don't have to scroll to the top...)

Why would you automatically assume we want them? It's not a matter of difficulty or cost we just don't want that shite - there are plenty of other sites out there if you don't like this one, that we love, is.

An edit button would make reading a thread baffling. You could change your whole post that someone will have replied to.

Gerrof: I don't think typos and such matter in the scheme of things