First crack at a new quote feature - please check it out

[JustineMumsnet]

Hi all,
We've released a new quote feature (finally you might say). I've attached some screenshots to show you where it's housed on site. Please give it a go so we can check it's working ok for all and across devices. We've taken the decision not to include threading for now - both because it would have been a lot more dev time and because it can affect the flow of conversations but this is something we can revisit in time if folks prefer. Please do let us know what you think/ further improvements etc. Big thanks.

You can’t quote a post with a quote and a comment.

And I want a like button. I also want the following buttons:

For f*s’ sake
You are talking crap
I think I love you

Still no response on whether this is just for premium subscribers or not. Bit poor MNHQ.

Why is this such a limited quote function? Such as the quote being locked to the top of the post, no quoting parts of posts and not being able to quote multiple posts in one reply?

We know these things are possible because the MN mods are able to do them.

there's being in the dark ages

I really enjoy the dark. Not everyone wants to come into the light. Leave us vampires here please. Why try to modernise a site when there are other "much better" already modernised sites? We like it this way, thanks.

@MNHQ - will this only be for premium members in the end?

I really enjoy the dark. Not everyone wants to come into the light. Leave us vampires here please. Why try to modernise a site when there are other "much better" already modernised sites? We like it this way, thanks.

Yup.

Its really no different from the normal copy and paste tbh and at least with copy and paste you can snip which bits you want.

Not seeing this option in mobile

I'm a bit baffled too, like Veronicat said - c&p seems to be easier under these circs? Other sites I use you can edit, not to change meaning but to quote the relevant bits you want to reply to.

@00100001

Oh, I see, yes.

having it only appear on posts without a quote in it makes it look broken... :/

Great 👍

@JustineMumsnet

Hi all, We've released a new quote feature (finally you might say). I've attached some screenshots to show you where it's housed on site. Please give it a go so we can check it's working ok for all and across devices. We've taken the decision not to include threading for now - both because it would have been a lot more dev time and because it can affect the flow of conversations but this is something we can revisit in time if folks prefer. Please do let us know what you think/ further improvements etc. Big thanks.

Works here too...I’m on iPad.

@Dead2me

Not seeing this option in mobile

Testing

@yoloPenguinsEatfish

I'm a bit baffled too, like Veronicat said - c&p seems to be easier under these circs? Other sites I use you can edit, not to change meaning but to quote the relevant bits you want to reply to.

If only there was a like button 😂👍

@JustineMumsnet

Hi all, We've released a new quote feature (finally you might say). I've attached some screenshots to show you where it's housed on site. Please give it a go so we can check it's working ok for all and across devices. We've taken the decision not to include threading for now - both because it would have been a lot more dev time and because it can affect the flow of conversations but this is something we can revisit in time if folks prefer. Please do let us know what you think/ further improvements etc. Big thanks.

Fancy

@Qwerty543

Still no response on whether this is just for premium subscribers or not. Bit poor MNHQ.

No 'quote' is unequivocally for everyone. We're planning on soon releasing a feature allowing filtering posts by OP and username. OP will be for all, username for Premium members only. thanks for the question.

@JustineMumsnet

Hi all, We've released a new quote feature (finally you might say). I've attached some screenshots to show you where it's housed on site. Please give it a go so we can check it's working ok for all and across devices. We've taken the decision not to include threading for now - both because it would have been a lot more dev time and because it can affect the flow of conversations but this is something we can revisit in time if folks prefer. Please do let us know what you think/ further improvements etc. Big thanks.

Testy testy test.

@Dead2me

Not seeing this option in mobile

Testing!

@Dead2me
Press the three little dots in the post, it's in there.

BUT you can only quote when there's no quote in the post

I've been thinking about this, as well as quoting an excerpt of a post, to be useful we also need to be able to use multiple quotes (from one or more posts) in our own post. And, obviously be able to type where we want around the post.

This is great. For me, it makes running Bootcamp so much easier to respond to posters' questions.

However, like other PP, I'd really like to be able to quote specific lines or paragraphs, so if that could be introduced it would be even better.

But please - no threading or like buttons!

If posters like @HopeYouStepOnALego prefer a particular style, why don't they go back to Mums.chat?

@BIWI

This post has been hidden until the MNHQ team can have a look at it.

Please explain why/how my post broke Talk Guidelines @MNHQ

It was just hidden until we could take a look at it, BIWI, don't worry, you did nothing wrong. We get bits and bobs flagged up automatically.
Glad the feature will be useful for Bootcamp (which we could certainly do with at the moment because eating shortbread for breakfast is less than ideal. )

I haven't RTFT but why do the quotation marks have to be so ginormous?

This is what they look like in the app. Headache inducing if you're just scrolling through a thread with loads of them.

I am very pleased to see this feature😊
but we also need to be able to edit the quote!