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Truncate long quote histories

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GarlicFound · 19/03/2026 18:25

I keep meaning to ask for this! I use the quote history feature a lot - but it gets ridiculous after 10 quotes. Apart from the extremely long scrolling required, the earlier quotes reduce in width until there's just one letter per column, which makes them unreadable anyway.

Could you limit the full quotes to five or six? You could still put the username, date and time of preceding quotes so that over-invested pedants (me) can find them as needed.

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JoMumsnet · 20/03/2026 13:01

Hi @GarlicFound - thanks for asking about this. We're aware of this issue and it's something we're working on as we can see that multiple quoted posts rapidly become unreadable.

We can't give you a timeline at this stage, but a fix for this is definitely in the pipeline.

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Rebeccaatmumsnet · 02/04/2026 16:11

Hey @GarlicFound and @Aparecium,

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 02/07/2026 11:01

Hi both,

First of all, apologies for the delay in coming back to this, and thank you for taking the time to complete our survey and share your thoughts on quotes. We really do appreciate the feedback.

We've been looking into this off the back of what you've told us. We agree that the formatting of posts with multiple quotes needs improving, as it can be difficult to follow at the moment. Working out the best way to address it is a little more complex than it might seem at first glance.

We're actively exploring possible solutions and we'll update here as soon as we have any news to share.

Thanks again for your feedback and for your patience while we work through it.

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 08/07/2026 14:53

Hi all,

We're still working on a fix for quote formatting, so thanks for bearing with us.

We've just released a change on web that should help make threads more scannable. Long posts will now be collapsed by default (including long posts within quotes), with a 'See more'/'See less' option to expand and collapse them.

Let us know if you have any thoughts or feedback. We'll post here again as soon as we have an update on the formatting issues.

Thanks for your patience!

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 08/07/2026 15:38

Hi @DixonD & @myladydisdainisyetliving,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and sorry that you're finding it annoying. We agree that the cut-off point is too short currently, so we've just rolled this back while we increase the cut-off point. Meaning that you won't need to expand them as often.

We've also made an improvement to the way quotes are displayed. When there are lots of nested quotes within a post, they should no longer be pushed off the screen on mobile and should be much easier to read.

Thanks for your patience!

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 08/07/2026 16:16

@ickky Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We're looking into adding an opt out.

We'll post again here when we have an update.

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 16/07/2026 14:05

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.

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 17/07/2026 14:44

Hi all,

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

Thanks again for your patience in the meantime.

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 17/07/2026 16:40

Hi all,

Thanks again for all the feedback you've shared over the past couple of days. We completely understand that this change isn't everyone's cup of tea, and we appreciate everyone who's taken the time to tell us what they think.

We've been reading through all of your comments, and we've decided to switch truncated posts off again while we review everything properly.

As with any new feature, it's clear that people use the site in different ways, and what's helpful for some isn't for others. That's why we're looking into adding a setting that will let you turn truncated posts off if you prefer to see everything expanded by default, rather than taking a one size fits all approach.

Thanks again for bearing with us while we work through this. We'll update this thread as soon as we have more news.

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 30/07/2026 12:20

Hi all,

Thank you again for all the feedback you shared about truncated posts. We switched the feature off while we reviewed what you told us and made some changes.

We heard loud and clear that collapsing ordinary posts was too disruptive. It interrupted the flow of threads, meant repeatedly clicking or tapping to read posts, and made the site harder to use for some people. At the same time, many of you told us that collapsing lengthy posts within quotes can be helpful.

With that in mind, we've changed the feature so that only long posts within quotes are truncated. This change is now live on the site.

Thanks again for taking the time to explain what wasn't working, and for bearing with us while we made these changes.

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