Thread catch-up feature idea

[ulmiedzaavquane]

When joining a long-running thread that is already at 649 posts when you join it, it would be really useful to have a button to click to display only the OP's posts just so that you can catch up with the whole story so far. Obviously I use the feature to highlight the OP's posts but it does take quite a long time to scroll through pages and pages looking for highlighted posts. Please may we have this?

Great idea!

oh yes please!

Brilliant!

I've thought a 'jump to Op's next post' facility would be great, but this is Way better.

MN please consider.

I usually have all posts on one page then do a "find in page" search. This idea sounds better.

I'd really like that feature too. I'd also like an auto scroll feature to automatically take you to the top or the bottom of the page.

Fabulous idea, yes please!

While we are at it the way you have to move around a long thread using last page/next page or having to type the page number in the teeny tiny box on Mumsnet is REALLY annoying. With Many other forums you can just click on the page number to take you straight where you want to go.
I KNOW I've explained that terribly but I've attached two screenshots - to highlight rubbishy Mumsnet method and another websites good method.

Thanks

Great idea.

I thought this last week with the many ongoing neighbour threads. Would love it to happen!

Um, as opposed to 'find in page' option?

PelorusJack you can custom set your page view to show all posts in thread - Google it.

I like this idea, OP.

On a limited bandwidth/poor mobile signal having to load seven hundred or 1000 posts clicking display all in order to use the search function is difficult if not sometimes impossible if it causes the device to fall over. I guess it's a reasonable solution if you have a nice fat unlimited broadband signal but its a bit of a long way round.