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What's this 'show more/show less' nonsense for?!

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BIWI · 08/07/2026 15:01

It completely breaks up the flow of a thread.

Do you really think we haven't got the brain power to read a post that's longer than two paragraphs?!

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 08/07/2026 15:55

Hi all,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the change. We've rolled it back while we reconsider the cut-off point, as we agree we made it too short.

The aim was to make threads, particularly on mobile, easier to scan. We'd had feedback that very long posts can mean a lot of scrolling, which disrupts the flow of a thread. We're taking on board all of the feedback you've shared here, including the suggestions around opt out settings, but we're hoping that once we've adjusted the cut-off point, it will feel much less disruptive.

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 16/07/2026 14:03

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 14:40

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.

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AmeliaPMumsnet · 17/07/2026 16:41

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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