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How to make people RTFT or at least the OP's updates...

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TheFifthTellytubby · 29/08/2024 12:19

Just a suggestion, and I don't know if anyone has come up with it before, but...

There should be a feature whereby some kind of indicator appears on the original post that shows if the poster has updated - possibly even with a counter to show how many further updates there are. This could be placed in a prominent location on the original post - maybe right at the end, possibly even at the start to cater for those who don't bother reading to the end of a post. This might help to avoid the many situations in which people read an original post, then come up with a "helpful" suggestion that appears on page 10 long after the original issue has been resolved - which they would have known if they had only read the OP's later posts, even if they didn't RTFT.

Maybe something like "OP has updated x times - please read before replying." It would only show up after the OP updates the first time.

Just an idea for MN. 💡

JoMumsnet · 30/08/2024 13:23

Hi @TheFifthTellytubby and thanks for this. We're always happy to look at ways we can improve the site.

In a perfect world people would read all of the OP's updates before posting (and the See All tab makes this possible - it also shows how many times the OP has posted). But as other Mumsnetters have pointed out, this isn't a perfect world! And often people don't read the entire opening post, let alone the updates or the whole thread, and it's not something we could ever really enforce.

We do sometimes put a MNHQ post on a thread to highlight the fact that the OP has posted an important update. We also occasionally add a note at the foot of an opening post urging people to read the OP's subsequent posts before responding.

If there are any particular threads that you're concerned about, just hit the report button so we can take a look.

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