The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

Bridlington1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82066344#Comment_82066344

On the point about being updated on posts in the archived thread, you should get notifications on it, I know I get notifications on bookmarked threads. The only thing I can think of that might be causing it to not give you notifications is that notifications may not be switched on in your notification settings, other than that it may be a technical issue that the forum team need to look at (they should sort it if you email them).

On the point about showing the facts as a table, I'm afraid that was one of those casualties of the new text editor as it made the formatting look worse in the old format, so a table became the workaround. It also has a few organisational benefits (such as allowing past listings to be more easily backed up to a spreadsheet, making copying/pasting easier etc).

Moreover I have received some feedback from other users that they prefer the look of the tables to the original format so I think this is another good example of why I cannot please everyone simultaneously.

I've found the tables do come out better on a phone if looking at it on a landscape rather than portrait view. As a workaround though I could always make the tables narrower so that they fit on a phone screen more easily, it would come with the trade off of creating a lot of blank space when looking at it on a laptop, so there is that trade off that would need to be considered.

As ever though I appreciate the feedback and it is taken into consideration.

clairec666

Another minor point - could this thread be pinned to the top of the forum, in the same way that the easy access discussion thread is? This thread rarely drops below mid-way down the first page, even when we're having a dry spell, but if it's pinned it'll be easier for newcomers to find.

Bridlington1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82066375#Comment_82066375

Or it could counterintuitively make it harder to find, unfortunately many sites have a habit of putting ads and generic info in those places so if I'm looking at a wall of threads, I subconsciously skip over the pinned ones and go straight to the top of the list below it.

I don't know how many people are the same, but I certainly find that pinning threads makes it less likely that I'll actually see them, especially if I'm new to a site so that could also be a risk of that approach.

This thread naturally floats close to the top of the page anyway, even in a dry spell it's rare it slips onto p2 and even then it doesn't stay there for that long so I personally see little benefit to pinning it versus leaving as is so personally I would be opposed to pinning it.

clairec666

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82066384#Comment_82066384

Fair point, admittedly I only ever access this thread via the notifications bell nowadays.