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Threaded conversations are really good because you can have branching discussions that don't interfere with each other. But the only forum I know of that reali
by dmitriid 4y ago
Threaded conversations are really good because you can have branching discussions that don't interfere with each other.
But the only forum I know of that realised how to properly do it is this old Russian software forum [1] You need a mail client-like interface so that you can see your place in the discussion.
Triple quoting someone and trying to read the actual thread in a flat forum sucked then and sucks now.
[1] Example link http://rsdn.org/?forum/philosophy/8357952 http://rsdn.org/?forum/philosophy/8357952
- mostlysimilar 4y agovBulletin 3.x/4.x and IPB 2.x/3.x had threaded view as an option alongside flat. Forum software of old actually gave users the power to choose the interface they want. We've really gone backwards with software interfaces. Also, themes. These days all we get are "Dark Mode" and "Light Mode". Boring.
- IshKebab 4y agoCheck out the D language forums. Easily the best forum software I've seen.
- llanowarelves 4y agoWhat are they using?
- anta40 4y agohttps://github.com/CyberShadow/DFeed https://github.com/CyberShadow/DFeed
- llanowarelves 4y agoThank you. I just found it now on my own on desktop via their "About this forum" footer link, wasn't obvious to me when I quickly glanced at it on mobile earlier.
- dmitriid 4y agoIt looks like a regular flat forum with a thread display just bolted on top of the page where clicking a post in the thread just dumps you in the middle of a flat discussion