Option to see 25 posts per page has gone.

[EarsUpTailUp]

I can only see lots of posts with an option to load more.

On safari, iPhone 6, customised settings are set to 25 per page.

I don't like it at all! I thought I had accidentally changed some settings!

Hi @Brefugee thanks for the feedback, it's really useful. Just wanted to check something - in terms of being able to go back to the last post in a thread - do you use bookmarking? It will allows you to mark your place in a thread. And definitely no charge for it 😁

I was just coming on to say that I use bookmarking, but that it’s not working as it still brings the page up to a previous “load more posts” point, not at the post I bookmarked.

Please please can it go back to normal!

Hi @Togglebullets thanks. Makes total sense. There is a button which allows you to skip to the bottom of the thread but it's pretty hidden. If this was easier, would that solve your issue here?

One of the ideas behind it is that it'll lead to fewer people posting irrelevant crap as it makes it easier to read the entire thread...but the feedback is really helpful...

Hey @EarsUpTailUp we've been testing it like crazy to make sure this doesn't happen and it isn't happening in any of our tests. Is there any chance you'd be prepared to jump on a very quick call with someone from our team here to show us what's happening? We'd be very grateful.

hi @Teencentral is there any chance you could explain more why it makes threads difficult to read? It's genuinely intended to make them easier to read so very interested in your feedback...

I’m at work so I can’t, sorry.
I will try to take a screenshot though of where it lands.

TBH even if this was sorted I still don’t like it. Scrolling through 25 posts at a time and being able to remember which page another interesting post is on is something I enjoy. This new way, even if it works faultlessly, means my main enjoyment of MN is over.

Please let us have the option of 25 posts per page back.

Going onto another post I’m on ends up at the load older posts button, in this case it’s about 11 posts further up from bookmarked.

You asked someone else why it’s difficult to read - it’s because there’s too much there. You can’t click, for example, page 2 on a 25 page thread, it’s impossible to gauge how far to scroll to get to a particular post.
It’s needless stress.

Yes I use bookmarking but I sometimes want to go back to my posts.

Currently doesn't matter because the site is unavailable so I don't want to use it

It is going g to lead to WAY more "cancel the cheque" followed by EVEN MORE "RTFT"

Utterly pointless. So what is your thought process here? Did you consult users? An answer if "we'd prefer everyone pays so are making it diffucult" would also be ok

It's intended to make it easier for people to read the whole thread. Rather than having to click buttons to scroll through multiple pages, you just keep scrolling down the page. It's pretty common across the internet. Many many users have told us they like all posts to be on one page without having to scroll through pages. And yes, we've done lots of testing with lots of users.

The main reason I have used 50 posts per page for years was that I read MN using data instead of wifi a lot and full threads were too slow to load but it was very frustrating once we could no longer toggle to show all posts in order to use the browser search in a thread. The new thing hasn't kicked in for me yet but should that work better from the loading point of view?

Yep that's the idea.

I can see that, but at the same time it makes it much more difficult to find and reread certain posts, and that’s one of the things I love about 25 per page. It makes it so simple to navigate and know where you are.

Another vote for hating it.

Since posting before it’s now loading to my bookmarked post.

I still hate it though.

It’s awful. If it’s a thread with hundreds of replies I don’t want to scroll through them all each time I go on that thread. For example the tv threads which follow along. It’s massively unusable. My phone also refreshes after a while (possibly my phones issue) and it takes me right back to the first post. Which after spending a good few minutes scrolling and scrolling to get to where I need to be is really frustrating. It’s genuinely unusable at the moment unless it’s a thread without many posts. Please change it back. Or just have both options so everyone’s happy?

I really dislike not having pages as I like to see how many posts there are before deciding to read the whole thread or just the OP’s posts. If there are lots of posts and I am short of time or patience I can just read the OP’ posts with replies.
In my settings recently I tried it without pages and very quickly changed it back again.
Please bring the pages back.

Hi @Iwishiwasapolarbear so on every post there are 3 dots in the right hand corner. One of the options underneath this is an arrow which says "bottom" - this takes you to the bottom of the thread. Does that make it easier to do what you need to do? (I'm not saying this is the solution btw - the feedback is really useful)

hi - this is good to know - so you can see the number of posts on a thread at the top of the page next to the thread title - does this not achieve what you're looking for?

I quite like seeing if a thread is long or not before jumping in. I don't want to start a 9page one if I only have a few minutes.

I also run a thread - how will I know when I need to start another one as I won't see that were on the final page.

Thanks that is helpful. I do still prefer the pages option though. I want to get to the middle of a thread with hundreds of posts so either way it’s a lot of scrolling

that's interesting - do you mind me asking when you'd want to go the middle of a thread? And is it circumstances in which bookmark or save post wouldn't suffice? It's really helpful to understand this as we try and balance all the different needs...

Totally understand. And does the number of replies that's next to the thread title not do this?