Forum topics have gotten some small appearance updates today, including a new function to easily quote other posts. If you highlight the sentence you want to respond to, a tool will appear which lets you quote just that section of the post. Give it a try! This may seem like a random update, but it's in preparation for the upcoming Threaded view for forum topics. Soon, you will be able to choose if you would like to view threads in Classic view (as it is now), or Threaded view (reply chains like you see on Reddit or Facebook). To support both views, some appearance changes needed to be made to Classic view, and we needed an alternative method to quote posts which would be compatible with both views. Released today:
✅ Highlight quote function (Desktop and Mobile)
🔜 Threaded view released (Desktop only)
🔜 Threaded view (Mobile) 🔜 Threaded view (App) Why Threaded View? Most modern group messaging platforms support some kind of threading in replies and this style of posting is more natural for members accustomed to these platforms. Threading replies allows for multiple conversations to happen within one forum topic without disrupting the others, and makes it easier to ignore conversations you don't want to see. For example, if you ignore one member on the forum now, you will still see all the replies to that member. With threaded view, the full conversation would be hidden. On release, we will only support 1 level of threading (e.g. one parent with all children in chronological order). As more members transition to using Threaded view, we can consider whether more levels are necessary or not. We hope you'll look forward to the upcoming releases! |
| I like the new look, the colors pop out much more now. |
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Kineta said: you will be able to choose Thi is actually something praiseworthy on itself and should be a thing in every single update that isn't a complete overhaul of the website, and I also quoted this using this new feature, thanks for making this easier |
| "If the cuckoo doesn't sing, I guess I'm fine with that." - Natsuki Andou, Kitaku-bu Katsudou Kiroku |
| Finally, a super useful tool for the forums, no more having to remove 90% of a chain quote to reply to a specific sentence |
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| Amazing update! Makes the forums way easier to use Also excited to see how the threaded view mode pans out. No more shall individual users be able to derail threads ^.^ |
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deg said: Its only a matter of time so hopefully soonish.BBCode editor or buttons when? Also holy shit I love being able to quote by highlighting! |
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| It's not mentioned in this post, but you can cancel your vote in polls now. I run a club where we vote on polls, so I wonder how this will affect it. |
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deg said: Ooo that’s a really nice change. I also love that the reply button on the top of the page has been changed to a quick-reply box. The report thread button up top is also a great change ^.^Monochrosanity said: Its only a matter of time so hopefully soonish. Also holy shit I love being able to quote by highlighting! i hope so and yep me too and wow there is Cancel Your Vote on Polls now too nice one for example https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2052502 |
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fluffycow17 said: It's not mentioned in this post, but you can cancel your vote in polls now. I run a club where we vote on polls, so I wonder how this will affect it. I think this is a positive change regardless, because locking someone into one decision forever isn't right, a poll on a forum isn't something important enough to have to "choose wisely" so to say, people should have the option to go back and change it to something else if they want. |
| "If the cuckoo doesn't sing, I guess I'm fine with that." - Natsuki Andou, Kitaku-bu Katsudou Kiroku |
| I'd like a button to preview posts. It seems like there's no way to do so anymore. It's not a big deal, but it was useful for double-checking BBCode before posting. Overall good update, though. Edit: So if I post first, then click "Edit" I can go to the post screen where there's a preview button. But there doesn't seem to be a way to get to this screen before posting like there used to be. |
LifeOrbShedinja said: fluffycow17 said: It's not mentioned in this post, but you can cancel your vote in polls now. I run a club where we vote on polls, so I wonder how this will affect it. I think this is a positive change regardless, because locking someone into one decision forever isn't right, a poll on a forum isn't something important enough to have to "choose wisely" so to say, people should have the option to go back and change something else. I think it's a good change overall. I think it would be interesting for my club specifically because the poll choices affect what happens in the club. The ability to "change your mind" can add a whole different dimension to people's behavior. Also, one flaw I found with the poll thing is that I can't copy and paste the results of a poll as easily anymore. The option I picked won't be copied, and if I paste it into a spreadsheet, everything goes in one column. It used to go in different columns. Here are some picture to help you see: |
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| We also have the ability to lock our own posts...unless i've been promoted to moderator without noticing or asking. |
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Looks good so far. Super minor issue but it does bug me a little that after clicking quick reply, it doesn't show your avatar, posts and forum title right away lol.  But it is a good step forward |
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| I just noticed this right now; the highlight quoting seems to work weird with images and spoilers. Also, I can't CRTL+Z the highlight quotes or normal quotes. (Honestly, I'm not sure if that's new.) Also, if you close and reopen the new reply thing, your old message is gone. Same if you reload the page. I think that is new. I don't want to be a debbie downer or anything. Just want to point out the changes I see. |
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TheBlockernator said: It might only work for a limited amount of time similar to how you were limited when deleting threads. When I tried locking one of my old threads it didn’t let me.We also have the ability to lock our own posts...unless i've been promoted to moderator without noticing or asking.  |
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Kineta said: Soon, you will be able to choose if you would like to view threads in Classic view (as it is now) THANK YOU 😭 Giving us the option to continue using the "classic" view is more than I could ever ask for. Also quoting by highlighting is seriously one of the best features ever. deg said: BBCode editor or buttons when? If I remember correctly, didn't someone make a script for this? Forgot if that was ShaggyZE or hacker09 |
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| I’m really loving this new highlight quote function. It’s a huge upgrade and makes quoting way easier and more convenient. Thanks for the really awesome update!👌 |
| I really like this update. Great. |
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| Pretty good update, nice work. Glad to see the forum getting some love too. |
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| @Kineta The blue boxes look weird in mobile desktop version. The # comment no is cropped out and the time of comments is coming in 3 lines. Please do something about it!!! |
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| oh my. that's very nice update you've done there. |
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Kineta said: Forum topics have gotten some small appearance updates today, including a new function to easily quote other posts. If you highlight the sentence you want to respond to, a tool will appear which lets you quote just that section of the post. Give it a try! Will there be an option to disable this feature? I like to highlight text as I read for my own comfort, and having the quote tool pop up all the time can get obnoxious. |
Jaikeis said: I like to highlight text as I read for my own comfort, and having the quote tool pop up all the time can get obnoxious. Same! I always highlight text while I read too. I'd appreciate if the Quote button on the right changes to "quote the highlighted text" so as to not have that in the way. Otherwise, it's a good update. |
| Nice update, but I cannot complain any more about the antediluvian design of MAL... |
| Very nice update! Looking forward to seeing what the Threaded view looks like compared to the classic view. |
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| Cool. Now I don't have to use the right clicker on the mouse to copy text. |
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| Thanks for this useful update!! |
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Adampk said: @Kineta The blue boxes look weird in mobile desktop version. The # comment no is cropped out and the time of comments is coming in 3 lines. Please do something about it!!! It is also the same for me. Please fix it @Kineta |
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| What a way to break the forums. I can no longer see avatars and signatures without logging in. |
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| I hope you are not planning on turning these forums into reddit |
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| Missing the option to post a new reply in a new window. Also reply chains is the worst possible direction you could go in. |
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| Great update, hope someday you guys will also update note and review system. |
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| This is amazing, thanks for the update. |
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| Good update, overall. Shame the BBC Codes scripts are broken, hopefully script writers update them soon. Also it seems only quick replies exist now? Not normal post replies with preview settings? As well as Forum Pic/Sig not showing up unless refreshing. |
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Kineta said: Much prefer the 1 level of threading, like YouTube, than any of those multi-threading platforms to be honest. Discord even introduced threading and nobody uses them. I'm interested to see how many people use classic vs threaded.On release, we will only support 1 level of threading (e.g. one parent with all children in chronological order). As more members transition to using Threaded view, we can consider whether more levels are necessary or not. |
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| The fact that your website just started using CSS variables makes me think that you're finally working on an official dark theme. Am I wrong? |
| No wonder My browser is acting a bit funky. |
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Kineta said: Forum topics have gotten some small appearance updates today, including a new function to easily quote other posts. The good : - I see that finally we can no longer report our own posts - Great job in making it easier to make a thread sticky - Deleted in red, excellent bwahahaha The bad : - Why remove the option of going to a new window before posting? That allowed us to preview our post before sharing it/making it public. Now we are forced to just post and edit afterwards. - I don't like how the voting graphic was updated. The other one was more compact/simpler and nicer to look at. (I guess it's good that now we are finally able to change our votes) As for the classic vs the new view, I'm guessing we might see another mass complaint campaign like when the profiles were updated lol Random : why are we no longer able to select the "joined" and "posts" text under the forum avatars? |
SheyCroix said: Anybody that does would be hilariously trite, considering classic will still be there. I can't wait.As for the classic vs the new view, I'm guessing we might see another mass complaint campaign like when the profiles were updated lol SheyCroix said: What's voting, btw?- I don't like how the voting graphic was updated. The other one was more compact/simpler and nicer to look at. (I guess it's good that now we are finally able to change our votes) SheyCroix said: I just realized that this feature is still there for "Edit" and not "Quick Edit" after you make a post. Yet all we get for forum posts are quick replies.- Why remove the option of going to a new window before posting? That allowed us to preview our post before sharing it/making it public. Now we are forced to just post and edit afterwards. |
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| i was having a very hard time to reply to specific stuff on forum in easily i love this new feature so much, i noticed this today on forum and i was like wtf is this and why i never saw it before now i know why lol |
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| dang, cant read anything in this post. i'm going to assume this update messes with the script i'm running to have mal in dark mode. forum posts are all white text on white background now. rip my eyes |
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Lunilah said: SheyCroix said: - I don't like how the voting graphic was updated. The other one was more compact/simpler and nicer to look at. (I guess it's good that now we are finally able to change our votes) What's voting, btw? It's what appears on any thread that has a poll. The most used would be on episode discussion threads. For example, here https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1981722 (before the first post ; you can see it after voting or by pressing "view results") |
SheyCroix said: Oh, right. Duh. Man that looks so different.It's what appears on any thread that has a poll. The most used would be on episode discussion threads. For example, here https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1981722 (before the first post ; you can see it after voting or by pressing "view results") |
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amagirinomikoto said: dang, cant read anything in this post. i'm going to assume this update messes with the script i'm running to have mal in dark mode. forum posts are all white text on white background now. rip my eyes Yeah, dark mode is broken. Both extensions "Stylish" and "Myanimelist redesigned" dark modes don't work with the update. The only thing working right now is "Dark Reader", but I hate that extension. |
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