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Mod warning in post N (where N > 1)

Mrs OBumble · 2023-04-12 00:17:13

Can ye avoid this kind of shyte: We are in the twentys now, most users are on mobile devices and cannot see post numbers. We aren't going to count thru 42 (or whatever) posts to find a warning. [This is just one example that I've seen that was easy to screenshot, I have zero interest in the topic or what the warning is…

12-04-2023 12:17am

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Mrs OBumble

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Can ye avoid this kind of shyte: We are in the twentys now, most users are on mobile devices and cannot see post numbers. We aren't going to count thru 42 (or whatever) posts to find a warning.
[This is just one example that I've seen that was easy to screenshot, I have zero interest in the topic or what the warning is about. But there have been other cases.]

What your average user sees in a post:

Post edited by Spear on June 2023

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#2 12-04-2023 12:28am

Quantum Erasure

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I remember seeing something like:
Ray Darcy Radio Show, mod warning post 1,143,257,512 ...

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#3 12-04-2023 8:36am

Spear

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Using the first post is always simpler anyway and usually more visible, even without the mobile post numbers issue.

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#4 12-04-2023 1:19pm

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nm. misread.

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#5 12-04-2023 3:42pm

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Hi @Mrs OBumble
Feedback noted. I can see how this is suboptimal now that post numbers are not visible on the mobile site.
I'll mention to the mods that if a general thread warning is applied, they are better to copy paste it into the OP.

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