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I do not like those massive share buttons.

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PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 09/08/2013 15:39

They are very distracting from the last post on a thread. Are they necessary? I can't imagine why!

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HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 15:49

@UniqueAndAmazing

it's made everything else weird too.

the usual bar has moved over to the right, so you can't see it.

MNHQ we didn't want the share buttons in the first place, why would we want them bigger than the universe??? HmmAngryConfused

Yes, sorry about the bar moving to the right - that wasn't meant to happen and is being fixed as we speak.

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HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 15:50

@PsammeadPaintedTheLion

Arf @ bigger than the universe!

They actually made me jump. Your massive sharing thingies actually scared the shit out of me. Grin

Grin Sorry.

You can get rid of them if you like by going to Customise and flipping the Show Social Media dropdown to No.

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HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 15:59

@EasterHoliday

what gets shared? are our random postings here likely to be posted on some stranger's twitter / fb feed if they fancy it?

Well possibly. But then MN is a public, Google-indexed forum, so a stranger always could post a thread onto her twitter /fb feed.

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HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 16:03

@EasterHoliday

yes, someone could be that odd I suppose, but encouraging it? it's like an internet intervention waiting to happen

We've had those buttons, albeit smaller and up top, for over a year now.

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HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 16:06

@EasterHoliday

out of interest, do your site stats tell you how frequently they get used?

Probably. (Not a stats head). I'll try to find out.

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HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 16:07

@Tee2072

I like them. Except if I'm going to share on Twitter, I don't use them as they don't shorten the URL, so I use TinyURL and copy/paste.

Perhaps in the next release, Helen?

::flees::

Thanks Tee. We'll look into doing that.

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HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 17:41

@MmeLindor

I don't mind them, but if I am going to share a thread, I generally do it through Bufferapp.

If someone wants to share a thread the fact that there is or isn't a button won't make a difference.

Good idea to make them hide-able - I would say that this is an improvement on the other ones cause at least you can hide them.

Making them opt-out means that no one can come back in 3 years and complain that they didn't know that threads would be shared elsewhere.

You could hide the older ones, MmeL.

But yy re not making a difference - and you could argue, it's a good visible reminder than it might happen, perhaps making you rethink what details you might post.

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