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Truncated posts with "show more" (NOT quoted sections)

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AromanticSpices · 08/07/2026 15:02

I've just seen this on posts - having to click "show more" if the post is longer than a handful of lines.

Please please bin this off! I want to scroll and read posts without having to constantly click!

And let's not discourage longer nuanced posts by implying they breach some (very short) length limit...

It's awful.
(NB I'm not talking about quoted sections... literally just text posted in a post)

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PinkHairbrushClub · 17/07/2026 16:17

So turn it off altogether until the opt out function works @AmeliaPMumsnet. You did it the other day to change the settings on it. Do it now while you sort the next bit out. Why leave it live??

Jaichangecentfoisdenom · 17/07/2026 15:57

It’s as annoying as it was the last time I posted about it on the other thread, over a week ago. If you insist on truncating posts, just truncate the quoted posts, not the new one. Please.

Piggywaspushed · 17/07/2026 15:48

WE ARE ALL SAYING LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT LIKE IT.

I am a teacher. This is like when you tell SLT that an idea is really shit and they explain their idea back to you, change nothing and won't tell you why they did the Shit Thing in the first place.

Mikkol · 17/07/2026 15:34

AmeliaPMumsnet · 17/07/2026 14:41

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in responding here, and thanks for bearing with us. We do appreciate everyone's feedback.

We're working on adding a setting that will allow you to turn off truncated posts. This isn't an instant change, but it's something we're aiming to add as soon as possible. We'll update this thread as soon as we have any news.

We've also taken on board your feedback about only truncating quoted posts, and we're looking into the issue where shorter posts are being truncated, as this shouldn't be happening.

If you spot any short posts that have been truncated when they shouldn't be, could you please share a screenshot and a link to the thread so we can investigate?

Thanks again for your patience in the meantime.

Your own post is behind a see more, it cuts off at 116 words, which is insane as its "saving" us from just 13 remaining words.

This is a text-based forum, not TikTok.

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 17/07/2026 14:47

Just turn it off then. Like you turned it on yesterday, but do the opposite.

And your post needs clicking on to view. I’m not doing that.

Truncated posts with "show more" (NOT quoted sections)
MNHQ
AmeliaPMumsnet · 17/07/2026 14:41

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in responding here, and thanks for bearing with us. We do appreciate everyone's feedback.

We're working on adding a setting that will allow you to turn off truncated posts. This isn't an instant change, but it's something we're aiming to add as soon as possible. We'll update this thread as soon as we have any news.

We've also taken on board your feedback about only truncating quoted posts, and we're looking into the issue where shorter posts are being truncated, as this shouldn't be happening.

If you spot any short posts that have been truncated when they shouldn't be, could you please share a screenshot and a link to the thread so we can investigate?

Thanks again for your patience in the meantime.

UnexpectedCurveBall · 17/07/2026 13:30

Another one who finds it really annoying. Please turn it off!

MoistVonL · 17/07/2026 13:26

It's bloody annoying.

BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 17/07/2026 13:24

Error404FucksNotFound · 17/07/2026 13:22

I'd love to know who provided the feedback in the first place, that led to them adding this daft thing, and how it came about.

I dont remember a survey on here about it.
Did they invite specific users, or get emails out of the blue, or set up a focus group, or get a company etc

Edited

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@Error404FucksNotFound

Error404FucksNotFound · 17/07/2026 13:22

I'd love to know who provided the feedback in the first place, that led to them adding this daft thing, and how it came about.

I dont remember a survey on here about it.
Did they invite specific users, or get emails out of the blue, or set up a focus group, or get a company etc

MustardBear · 17/07/2026 13:21

AmeliaPMumsnet · 16/07/2026 14:04

Hi all,

Thank you again for all your feedback on the truncation feature released last week.

We've just released it again with a change based directly on the feedback we received last week. The original cut-off point was too short, so we’ve increased it. This means posts will need to be considerably longer before they’re collapsed.

Long quoted sections will continue to be collapsed, as we hope this will make lengthy posts in quotes easier to scan and read. They can still be expanded and collapsed using ‘See more’ and ‘See less’.

We hope this change is less intrusive while keeping the benefit for particularly long posts and quotes. Please let us know how you find it.

Feedback is no one wants it, asked for it or finds it remotely helpful. It fact it actually makes the user experience worse. 🤨

Please remove it ASAP.

SwedishEdith · 17/07/2026 13:19

Yes, it's on the wrong side of screen for your thumb to easily click it.

BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 17/07/2026 13:18

AnAutumnCrow · 17/07/2026 13:14

Testing @BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp testing, that's a very interesting theory and here I am testing your theory, which is yours, and it belongs to you, your theory which is yours, Miss Ann Elk with the theory also called Bridget.

😁ok, gotta make this short. Not my theory, from other thread. I can see all your post. No "show more". Maybe tag must be at bottom of post? @AnAutumnCrow

AnAutumnCrow · 17/07/2026 13:15

Ractify · 17/07/2026 13:14

This is such an inconsiderate addition - are you actively trying to make your site less accessible, MNHQ? As someone with disabilities, chronic pain and limited movement in my arms/neck/shoulders, this is unusable. Please remove this feature as I, and many others with disabilities or movement issues, cannot use your site with this present.

Same. I have finger splints.

AnAutumnCrow · 17/07/2026 13:14

Testing @BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp testing, that's a very interesting theory and here I am testing your theory, which is yours, and it belongs to you, your theory which is yours, Miss Ann Elk with the theory also called Bridget.

Ractify · 17/07/2026 13:14

This is such an inconsiderate addition - are you actively trying to make your site less accessible, MNHQ? As someone with disabilities, chronic pain and limited movement in my arms/neck/shoulders, this is unusable. Please remove this feature as I, and many others with disabilities or movement issues, cannot use your site with this present.

TY78910 · 17/07/2026 13:13

I’ve only seen this on quoted posts - I like it. If I’m reading a thread, I’ve already read a lengthy post, if someone quotes it then I don’t have to re-read a massive wall of text just the response.

BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 17/07/2026 13:11

From some other posters on the other I Hate This thread: if you tag someone, even if your response is only one line, the "show more" appears. So there's no way around it, it appears, than to keep your posts short (count your characters, people!) and never tag anyone 😆(Don't know if this problem with tagging is universal?)

Spottyvases · 17/07/2026 13:04

@AromanticSpices @AmeliaPMumsnet

Totally agree with original post. SO ANNOYING!! Why do this?

AnAutumnCrow · 17/07/2026 12:59

BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 17/07/2026 10:13

Did you mean mine? I can see it in full. Maybe it's different for every device? Now, THAT would be fun...🙄

Show quote history

I can only see the first two lines (the ones you've bolded) fully. The third line (yours) is semi-faded and the rest is hidden.

This whole set-up from MN is bloody mental.

BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 17/07/2026 11:10

If I want to respond to a post, I am now tagging the poster, rather than quoting the entire post, in the hope that this might cut down on the "see more" clicks. Not sure if it works like that, but it will definitely now be more irritating for everyone who is tagged! I'll have to stop doing that as well.

There is no logic to it at all, like all the other hallucinating that AI does. I smell more "interesting" AI features on the breeze, in days to come. Possibly introduced over the summer holidays, with fewer users around to comment, making it a fait accompli by the time school starts again.

Roxela · 17/07/2026 10:57

I also now have this and it os driving me potty, please take it off! Thank you

PersonOnTheInside · 17/07/2026 10:48

@AmeliaPMumsnet
please turn it off again or make it optional.

It's fine for quotes but the new extra clicking on posts is very annoying and distracts from the flow of the thread.
I access Mumsnet and other SM apps only on my phone so I'm used to scrolling and don't need 'helping'!

Dontcallmescarface · 17/07/2026 10:47

It's a crap feature which runs the risk of people not reading the whole thing or any of it. Get rid.

BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 17/07/2026 10:42

Well, that is bizarre!