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Why does private messaging hate carriage returns?

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MsAmerica · 11/08/2025 23:45

Having just learned that when a thread refuses to let you reply, even though it doesn't bother to tell you, the issue is that it closed after 1000 posts - I thought I'd send a private message to answer a question.
The problem is that the system apparently doesn't understand the concept of paragraphs. When I hit the enter/carriage return, it would automatically send.
Why aren't we allowed the privilege of being able to separate sections for clarity?

HebeMumsnet · 13/08/2025 10:04

Hi there @MsAmerica. Thanks for getting in touch.

As others have mentioned, this is pretty standard across many platforms where you send messages. We do agree that it's frustrating though. We'll pass your feedback on in case there is ever an opportunity for us to change it. In the meantime, a 'soft return' (hold down the shift key as you hit 'enter') is probably the easiest workaround.

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