Highlighting all OP posts, as on Mumsnet

Maggiemaybe
I'm afraid we are the poor relation to MN. I'm sure all requests from us are discussed, and then binned.

I rarely go on MN maggie but it seems like a good idea.

Apart from anything else, on those threads where someone comes asking for advice, and gradually adds bits to their story, it would make it easier to get the full picture.
And it would make it easier to spot those occasional posters who ask for advice on a rather unusual problem and then never come back, leaving those who have taken the trouble to reply wondering if they’ve been the victims of a wind-up.

I agree, Maggiemaybe! I like to come back to a thread to see if the OP has actually returned to post. Often someone starts a thread and never comes back!. It's so annoying, when people have taken the trouble to respond. ?

MerylStreep ?

I agree. It's something we keep asking for but for some reason GNHQ wont/can't make it happen

GN doesn’t attract the revenue like mumsnet, in fact I suspect I suspect it is run at a loss, so the only thing that will be taken up with much enthusiasm are ideas for making money.

I think it's a good idea, particularly if the thread is related to a specific problem and everyone piles in with their two cents worth. Ultimately, the reader wants to know the reaction of the poster, and how they intend to solve/proceed, or whether there has been any advancement or resolution.

Absolutely second the above, it wouldn't cost GN anything apart from a few minutes of web developer time?

Thanks LaraGransnet but that's a bit disappointing really. Highlighted posts make it much easier to keep track. <sigh>

Yes a disappointing reply from GNHQ. It would be so much better o have OP updates.

On my tablet all the OP posts are highlighted in green and mine in pink.

Sodapop, mine too, I read from my iPhone.

My Ops posts are posted in green and mine are pink on my laptop,really easy to find.

I'd rather have that than the silly 'quote' function that quotes the entire message, when you may only want to highlight a sentence from it, and then embeds quotes within quotes so that a single sentence response takes up a massive amount of the screen!

I agree, it would be a great asset. Sometimes, the OP adds information during the course of the thread because other posters have come up with ideas/questions and that can alter the course of the thread completely. Unless prospective posters read the entire thread they will not realise that and may post something that's no longer relevant.

Not everyone has the time/ability/stamina to read pages and pages of posts!

Soda pop, mine too on my phone. Easy to find when OP re-enters the thread.

Maizie. Those repeat quotes which I’ve only recently noticed, are seriously annoying, so much so that I’m now not reading most of them ?

Thanks for the response, Lara, it’s good to know you’re listening! It looks as though most of us would like this function, so fingers crossed it’ll be considered.

I don’t often cross over to the other side, but my visits are much more interesting now. And a bit shorter.

I’m surprised that others can see all the OP’s posts in green on their iPhones. I only see the first post highlighted, then all my own in pink. Perhaps it’s because my phone’s an old one.

I have a brand new android phone and only the OP is green. Any following posts by the OP are white, like everyone else's. So nothing to do with age of phone, I think.

Marydoll

I have a brand new android phone and only the OP is green. Any following posts by the OP are white, like everyone else's. So nothing to do with age of phone, I think.

Thanks, Marydoll. It’s puzzling, isn’t it?

The option to see only the OP's posts may be new to MN, but seeing all the OP's posts highlighted within the thread is not new.

Even with our non-lengthy GN threads, I have often wished we had this feature so we can quickly see all that the OP has said on the subject.

Please do this, if at all possible, GNHQ.

Me too Marydoll Only the original post is green the rest are white. All mine show up as pink