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Meanwhile you can't have deep discussion on Reddit or HN. When a new submission is made, the peanut gallery storms the top-level. Then a little bit of discussio
by danneu 10y ago
Meanwhile you can't have deep discussion on Reddit or HN. When a new submission is made, the peanut gallery storms the top-level. Then a little bit of discussion nests a few levels, but it's pretty much a one-on-one discussion due to the nesting. And since topics can't be bumped, the discussion is ephemeral. And if you have something to say on a topic that's more than 24 hours old, then only the person you're replying to will see it.
Traditional forums have other issues, but longform discussion among multiple people over periods of time is possible.
- jotux 10y agoI feel exactly the opposite. Traditional, non-nested, forums with more than a few users end up with many pages of @author comments that make it difficult to track the course of the conversation. With nested comments I know exactly who someone is replying to and the topic they're discussing. I think the issues you're pointing out (top-level peanut gallery, no bumping, >24 hours old) are more problems with news-driven websites than nesting vs non-nesting. If you had a reddit-style nested private niche-topic forum the pace would be slower and the problems you point out would probably be less of an issue.