Is it just me?
Sun, 08/31/2008 - 21:55
#1
Sun, 08/31/2008 - 23:34
#2
Sun, 09/21/2008 - 13:53
#3
Yeah...
I still seem to be having trouble with replies. I much prefer a system where no matter which post within a thread you reply to, the new post shows up at the bottom, so you have a linear temporal flow. Allowing a quote feature (don't know if there is one right now, haven't checked) also helps if you want to reply to an earlier post but have it set up like this. I have no idea where in the thread this reply is going to show up right now.
Is it just me or are the forums a bit confusing when you are trying to follow a conversation? New comments to a thread are posted in ascending order while replies to a specific comment are posted directly under the comment in descending order...leaving a bit of a mess when you are trying to read a thread with a bunch of comments and replies.
For example, reading the thread 'A Fine Line' chronologically requires you to read them in this order:
1. A Fine Line by mikitracey (thread starter)
10.Yeah... by seth
12.Torture by hoodiemonk
11.Because I had to do one more... by seth
9. Welcome Surprise by dave582
8. The 11th Commandment by jman68
2. Torture... by seth
3. But but but but!!! by jtswambo
4. Shucks by seth
5. Hu? by jtswambo
6. Word (humbly) by seth
7. The Torture made me squirm, by fishninja
It's not a huge deal, and obviously anyone can figure out how the conversation flows if they take a second to look at dates and times...but it would be so much smoother if all the posts went in the same direction, not half of them going up and half going down. Replies being indented would also help you follow a convo when people are replying to each other numerous times, rather than commenting on the original post.
It may seem silly to point it out since the longest thread so far is the one that I mentioned above, but in a year or two, when there are dozens of comments and replies to each thread it's gonna be next to impossible to follow if it's left like it is...