What is this ‘You might also like’ clutter?

[PalatineHill]

Hi MNHQ. Please just take it out. Or let me opt out of it? It looks a mess.

If here’s something that I might also like to read, I’ll find it by using the search function.
These suggestions are just encouraging the posting of the same points on multiple similar threads, and that will discourage healthy normal thread death.

It’s really distracting to look at visually, I really liked the uncluttered ‘clean’ MN format compared to other forums.

OOOOH

It seems to have gone! For me anyway - anyone else?

Thank you!

Still there for me 😞

You got me all excited there @minipie - but sadly it's still there

Still there for me too unfortunately

Mine's gone too! I hope it's really gone and this isn't a glitch

At least it's gone from threads in Chat and AIBU. Still there in Christmas. Maybe being removed one section at a time?

MNHQ if you really are removing it altogether then a big thank you for listening.

Oh yes it’s still there for me in other sections eg Property.

Still having it gone from Chat and AIBU is a good start.

At least that one's just inept, not upsetting.

@MNHQ surely it's just easier to remove it completely rather than piecemeal?
What a shambles. I hope you didn't pay someone to come up with this idea.

It's changed to "Similar Threads"

Excellent! Just what we all need - more links to debates about how often to shower.

Maybe we could pop onto all of those threads and ask the OPs how many showers they have had since they originally posted?

Now now, Herbert The Pervert greatly appreciates a handy list of filthy threads to browse, I’m sure.

I thought it was interesting, but they are mainly old threads and there are now loads of zombie threads being commented on because of it. not a good idea :(

I actually went and checked out Netmums this afternoon.

I did once long ago.

I prefer it here.

Apart from here & the red place which is too confusing for me I know of no other sites. So I hope this stays.

As I posted earlier, this has all the hallmarks of being developer/consultant driven and not the fault of the MNHQers who are sent out to interact with us.

No one who knows MN and its users would have recommended this, particularly when we are already being spammed almost nightly by a vindictive troll intent on making the site unusable by bumping zombie threads.

I wonder if @JustineMumsnet is aware of just how counterintuitive this latest 'improvement' appears to be?

Was that a suggestion under "you might also like"?

Ah if only there was a like button.

I left they when they changed everything. Still wouldn't go back if you paid me. 😃

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Agree entirely. This has been badly thought through. Minority Mumsnetters have fought long and hard to not be shown in current / trending / active threads. And now this gets thrown into the mix.

Also, as has been said before - what purpose does this new feature serve? It's bringing up Zombie threads and making folk scroll longer to the end of any thread in order to comment.

😂