subthreading

jaguar · 07-14-2004, 11:31 AM

I was thinking, what cellar needs (and maybe just forums in general) is a way of having 'subthreads' in a reasonably designed manner.

I'll do an ascii explanation, hyphens are posts

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Think of each thread as a tree with branches. Thus we someone brings up a a tangent you can reply to that tangent, thus helping keeping cohesion in the thread as a whole while allowing people to discuss side issues. Maybe limit it to one 'layer' to make it easier to follow. A threaded view, but something better designed than the slashdot way of executing it which tends to be very hard to follow and poorly laid out.

I'm going to play with this for another project, see if I can find a way to make it easy to understand and follow, I've got a few ideas. If I can, would there be much interest here in maybe making a vb version and giving it a test? Or am I creating a solution looking for a problem? Obviously sandbox it first and work out the bugs but when it gets to a fairly polished point, testing it from a usability standpoint.

lumberjim · 07-14-2004, 12:00 PM

look at the blue title bar above the first post in this thread. click display modes. change it to threaded mode. is that what you mean? if someone replies to your post, it will come out branched as you describe.

jaguar · 07-14-2004, 12:11 PM

Most people don't reply to specific posts though, i know I never do.

07-14-2004, 11:31 AM	#1
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	subthreading I was thinking, what cellar needs (and maybe just forums in general) is a way of having 'subthreads' in a reasonably designed manner. I'll do an ascii explanation, hyphens are posts ----------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - Think of each thread as a tree with branches. Thus we someone brings up a a tangent you can reply to that tangent, thus helping keeping cohesion in the thread as a whole while allowing people to discuss side issues. Maybe limit it to one 'layer' to make it easier to follow. A threaded view, but something better designed than the slashdot way of executing it which tends to be very hard to follow and poorly laid out. I'm going to play with this for another project, see if I can find a way to make it easy to understand and follow, I've got a few ideas. If I can, would there be much interest here in maybe making a vb version and giving it a test? Or am I creating a solution looking for a problem? Obviously sandbox it first and work out the bugs but when it gets to a fairly polished point, testing it from a usability standpoint. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-14-2004, 12:00 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	look at the blue title bar above the first post in this thread. click display modes. change it to threaded mode. is that what you mean? if someone replies to your post, it will come out branched as you describe. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-14-2004, 12:11 PM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Most people don't reply to specific posts though, i know I never do. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

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