I don’t like this new feature - but I might if you changed it

[Darragon]

I don’t like this new “show more” feature. It cuts off too soon. I would really love this feature if it cut off at about 20 lines or so, to just truncate the truly endless posts some occasional posters write, especially on political threads, but this is not long enough so now I’m going to have to tap a lot of “see more” instead of just reading a thread. Photo attached.

Hard agree!

Hard disagree, if it's at 20 lines. It's just an interruption to have to click "Show more" in order to understand someone's argument. Maybe acceptable for extremely long posts, but I rarely find the required scrolling a problem. If we could choose our preferred behaviour in Settings that would be acceptable to everyone ...

It's irritating me too.

Some post that people post are just way to long to say the simple things.
I mean just get to the point we dont need your life story.

For me I’d like this feature if it immediately truncated anything that started with “I asked ChatGPT for you and it said this…” which tends to be the only crazy long posts I see. I’d also be happy if it was totally removed but I can’t stand it in its current form.

Good idea.

Hi all,

Just sharing what we've said over on this thread: www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5551948-whats-this-show-moreshow-less-nonsense-for?page=2

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 your feedback, 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.