# Disable chat threads in DM's

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-chat-threads-in-dms/334040
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat, completed
**Created:** [November 1, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-chat-threads-in-dms/334040 "2024-11-01T16:02:58Z")
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### Author: ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-chat-threads-in-dms/334040/10 "2025-08-19T08:37:24Z")

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I’ve just encountered this again today - and I really want to disable threading for DMs by default. But can’t!!!

The vast majority of our DMs (including group chats) are well served by a single thread. Occasionally threading would be helpful, in which case we can turn it on for that chat conversation.

> [@sam](#):
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> Yeah @lindsey I feel like our default is flipped here.
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> When you create a channel we default to “no threading”
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> When you create a DM now we default to “yes threading”. (all old DMs you have have “no threading” for extra confusion)
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> At a minimum I wonder if we can default to no threading, should be tiny change. Then people who need threading in a DM can click the button to enable it?

The present default seems bananas. I agree with Sam!

Has this fallen off the radar? I note that there are 7 votes on this Topic (which is quite a few in this category).

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