Is it time to ban placemarking?

[MinesAPintOfTea]

Any vaguely interesting thread fills up with rubberneckers who aren't contributing anything. Would it be a good idea to add "no placemarking" to the site rules?

If you keep track of such things for a first/second offence you can highlight watch this thread/bookmark/using browser bookmarks in the hope it will encourage more passive watching without supporting or engaging instead of the current way that emphasises how many people are watching someone else's life.

[Oblomov]

I think benchmarking is fine. Can't see a problem with it.

[Viviennemary]

It doesn't seem to be much of a problem because not many people do it. But if lots of people did then it would be dreadful. So many million visitors a month all marking posts. It doesn't bare thinking about!

[WillieWaggledagger]

bubblebabeuk that is exactly what i mean about tutorials - that facility exists but you need to activate in 'customise' at the top of the page

customise > scroll down to 'display bookmark links' > switch to 'yes'

then if you hover your mouse of the right-hand side of the post a 'bookmark' button appears

it also shows on the mobile site, no idea about the app as i don't use it

the bookmark button combined with 1,000 messages per page (also in 'customise') means i never have to post to mark where i have read up to

the only place i write 'marking place' or 'getting this onto threads i'm on' is on long-running quiche threads where a new thread is started as the old one has finished so that i make sure i'm on the latest thread

[bubblebabeuk]

That said I dont placemark on emotional or supportive threads

[bubblebabeuk]

I am definately guilty of place marking, nothing more tedious than trying to find where you read to on a 10 page thread. Some other forums (glass bead ones) have a button for view first unread post when you open a thread..... that would be awesome really.... I can see why it might be irritating but I cant seem to work the bookmark thingy on the mobile site on my tab or phone.

Really though its a bit silly getting all irritated over such a daft thing. Perhaps you need a hobby or something.

[notso]

I agree with juggling.

It wasn't an issue for 99.9% of people on the Christmas Bargain thread Fabby the nasty PM's and comments about it were.

[McPheezingMyButtOff]

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[McPheezingMyButtOff]

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[FantasticFabby]

Don't agree juggling.

Budeting threads can be long enough for people who want help to read, without all the cack of 'marking place' because refuse to use watch or bookmark.

[dannydyerismydad]

Well said, Juggling. As in many situations, it's a case of appropriateness.

[Mintyy]

There's one or two things that bug me about the way other people use Mumsnet but I can't say this is one of them.

Trolling and acting like a wanker are the two that get my giddy goat the most.

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

Seems to me - from what people have said here - that place marking eg. with a dot, could be a little rude on a support thread, and offering some simple support or sympathy might be nicer.
On other threads like the budgeting thread for example, the OP actually says please use the thread as you like, and lurking is welcome - then I don't see any problem even with dots - you're just marking to read tips from others at that point.

[MinesAPintOfTea]

That's fair enough Rebecca, I just thought it merited discussion.

[Mishmashfamily]

I thought it was bad form to carry an argument from another Fred to a new one? Could that be classed as bullying?

Regarding the topic of this thread ..........
Who cares?? really?

[BigArea]

Ooh hello Rebecca (didn't RTFT

Bookmark button, pretty please?

[BigArea]

Yuffie it was me - how do you bookmark on mobile then bearing in mind you don't have a mouse to hover?

And not directed at you but why don't tech just add a button so people actually know they can bookmark?

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

I think it would be completely un-workable and un-enforcable, and I don't see a problem anyway.
Some people aren't going to get their heads around "bookmarking" or "watch this thread" - they've found a way which works for them and that's using TIO.
The world (even this forum) has bigger problems to solve I think ?!

[HoneyDragon]

See. My idea's the best one

[Ubik1]

Surely you realise that if you post intimate stuff on a chat site, a fair proportion if people will indeed see it as ghoulish entertainment.

And yes the urging fir updates in the guise of 'are you ok op?' And then the angry mob when op foesn't provide a juicy next chapter - well this has gone on fir years on mumsnet.

[AnAdventureInCakeAndWine]

That's a really interesting idea, OP.

^^ You see, that's really placemarking, but it doesn't contain the phrase "marking my place".

I don't see how that could even begin to work, unless you introduce a rule that every post on a thread must contain at least one new and original idea. And then MN would be considerably quieter.

[stickysausages]

Nothing to add, just erm.... passing through.....

[MinesAPintOfTea]

TheWoman I'm afraid I gave up on the app as its quite buggy but hopefully someone else will know for you.

lougle I think "who cares" has been covered but also if you want to mark that you are reading something you can leave a supportive/sympathetic message rather than leaving something that suggests someone else's life is for your entertainment.

I do realise that messages with no responses are a bit so I go to "Unanswered messages* occasionally and try to give a constructive response to one or two and report some of the spam. I don't think that posting "." helps though.

[HoneyDragon]

I think we should stop posting on threads at all. Would make the plce. Lot tidier IMHO