Comments on: To Thread Or Not To Thread http://www.firsttube.com/read/to-thread-or-not-to-thread/ crunchy nuggets, served semi-daily Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rhyder http://www.firsttube.com/read/to-thread-or-not-to-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-16 rhyder Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:52:48 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/To-Thread-Or-Not-To-Thread#comment-16 The problem with lack of foldable threading on OSnews is that the first 15 or so comments tend to set the tone for the remainder of the comments. Opinions on a subject tend to arrive in waves.<br /> <br /> Under the current system, few people are willing to start a new thread after the first page or so. Personally, I would prefer it if each article had its own miniature bulletin board for comments. I presume that would be quite a lot of work.<br /> <br /> Another compromise would be a OSNews forum system on which threads are given an attribute so that they are in some way 'associated' with a story. Occasionally, an article provokes some really interesting discussion but it just isn't practical to carry on this discussion in the comments beyond the first couple of days.<br /> <br /> Just a few thoughts from user. I've no idea how practical any of this would be. The problem with lack of foldable threading on OSnews is that the first 15 or so comments tend to set the tone for the remainder of the comments. Opinions on a subject tend to arrive in waves.

Under the current system, few people are willing to start a new thread after the first page or so. Personally, I would prefer it if each article had its own miniature bulletin board for comments. I presume that would be quite a lot of work.

Another compromise would be a OSNews forum system on which threads are given an attribute so that they are in some way ‘associated’ with a story. Occasionally, an article provokes some really interesting discussion but it just isn’t practical to carry on this discussion in the comments beyond the first couple of days.

Just a few thoughts from user. I’ve no idea how practical any of this would be.

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