{"id":2506,"date":"2026-10-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2026-10-29T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T01:00:00","slug":"md-notebook-a5-feedback-pleasant-writing-and-visible-show-through-can-coexist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/2026\/10\/29\/md-notebook-a5-feedback-pleasant-writing-and-visible-show-through-can-coexist\/","title":{"rendered":"MD Notebook A5 feedback: pleasant writing and visible show-through can coexist"},"content":{"rendered":"

A notebook can feel pleasant to write in and still show more writing through the reverse than its owner wants.<\/strong> That is the useful tension in one MD Notebook A5 account, rather than a reason to describe the paper as either universally good or universally bad.<\/p>\n

The current MD PRODUCT A5 listing<\/a> specifies 176 pages of 80g\/m\u00b2 MD PAPER and thread stitching. Its blank version has item code 15384006. These identifiers matter because MD Notebook Thick, Cotton and diary products are separate choices; a favourable report about one should not silently become evidence for all of them.<\/p>\n

What the owner liked and disliked<\/h2>\n

In an original A5 user’s comparison<\/a>, the writer describes visible show-through with four ink types, including ballpoint, while still enjoying the notebook. Respondents differ in their tolerance of ghosting; one discusses an MD Thick purchase. Those comments do not establish that the current blank A5 uses the same batch of paper as the photographed notebook.<\/p>\n

We have not repeated the comparison or verified its lighting, pressure or paper identity. The useful observation is a divided preference within an otherwise positive experience, not a measured opacity result or a failure rate.<\/p>\n

Look at two sides of a sample<\/h2>\n

When inspecting a permitted sample, look first at the written surface and then at its reverse under your normal reading light. A visible outline of writing is show-through. Ink actually reaching or marking the opposite surface is a different observation. Describe what you see before applying a general label such as \u201cbleeding.\u201d<\/p>\n

For two-sided journaling, ask whether the reverse remains comfortable to read once both sides contain ordinary entries. For one-sided sketches, the same visibility may matter less. A thin backing sheet can change how a page looks while it is being used, but cannot establish that the paper itself has become more opaque.<\/p>\n

Our preference would be to choose around the finished spread, not an isolated writing sample. If faint reverse marks distract you every time you reread a page, that is a valid reason to consider another paper even when you like this notebook’s feel.<\/p>\n

Manufacturer listing and one self-selected discussion checked 24 October 2026. No paper or ink test; no promise about every pen or paper batch. Related: buying guides<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An MD A5 owner enjoys the writing experience while finding show-through distracting. Separate that preference from ink penetrating the sheet and from other MD paper variants.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":280506174,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"An MD A5 owner enjoys the writing experience while finding show-through distracting. Separate that preference from ink penetrating the sheet and from other MD paper variants.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"MD Notebook A5 feedback: ghosting versus writing comfort","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1362],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-reviews"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phlyx3-Eq","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/280506174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2867,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506\/revisions\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivebranchubic.org\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}