Hmmm. I could see this being useful for mobile viewing or other slow connections, though maybe a bit less so when you're actually viewing your read page with a low-bandwidth version designed specifically *for* mobile. I could also see this being an accessibility issue? On the other hand, I'm so used to the current behavior, and I don't do a lot of mobile DW, so it's not bugging me right now. (Plus I filter noisier communities off into their own reading filters.) On the other other hand, I could also see this as "too many options spoil the broth."

The point people are making about network pages above is valid, though I find it somewhat mitigated when I browse my network by ?show=P, ?show=C, etc. But I think overall, I feel mongoosey about the suggestion.