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Re: comment threads

EyeKanFly — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:00:43 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 06/30/2013 14:00

albummaster wrote:

I've never used Imgur, but threaded comments would be a nice addition. Not sure why it hasn't been done/mentioned sooner. I'll definitely add this to the list.

Cool!

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:06:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 21:06

Awesome. Love it. 😄

Re: comment threads

albummaster — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:43:16 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 06/29/2013 19:43

The Poe wrote:

The ability to reply to specific comments rather than everything be in a straight line. Ever used a site like Reddit? Imgur?

A single comment can branch into a full discussion, and sometimes it doesn't lead to something that directly relates to the album or chart but it can still be interesting. If implemented right it can make discussions easier and neater, rather than having said discussion take place on top of other comments unrelated to it and such.

Either have comment threads be in a diagonal path like in Reddit, or have the ability to "show reply" like Imgur. I think Reddit is easier but Imgur looks neater.

I've never used Imgur, but threaded comments would be a nice addition. Not sure why it hasn't been done/mentioned sooner. I'll definitely add this to the list.

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:03:02 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 19:03

Jhereko wrote:

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. Well that does change things. That could be a really effective idea. I'm probably for this then.

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:43:24 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 18:43

The Poe wrote:

Yea, that's what I had in mind.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. Well that does change things. That could be a really effective idea. I'm probably for this then.

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:33:51 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 18:33

EyeKanFly wrote:

Also (just to clarify), this would only be for comments (on charts, albums, bands, songs), NOT in the forums, right?

Yea, that's what I had in mind.

Re: comment threads

EyeKanFly — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:30:26 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 06/29/2013 18:30

19loveless91 wrote:

reddit is messy, though there are sites where it works rather well. I think if we were to do something like that, the default option needs to be to only show "regular" comments, and then for every comment you would have option of showing replies (similar to imgur style)

I agree with this. I think Imgur works very well.

The Poe wrote:

The problem with imgur is I think they have a character limit (although I've never commented there), so there aren't any in depth discussions there.

So IMO something similar to imgur style but no character limit.

Agreed. BEA has no character limit for comments, right?

The Poe wrote:

Oh, and it's also a hassle to keep clicking "show reply". Maybe have the default setting to hide replies, but be able to change that in the personal settings to automatically show replies.

I don't think it would be a hassle, since it allows the reader to choose which comment thread they'd like to read, and which threads they don't. However, I think being able to change the feature via personal settings is a very good idea.

Also (just to clarify), this would only be for comments (on charts, albums, bands, songs), NOT in the forums, right? I've seen forums where they do that (not talking about reddit, talking about a smaller site similar in size and scope to this) and it looks rather messy.

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:19:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 18:19

The problem with imgur is I think they have a character limit (although I've never commented there), so there aren't any in depth discussions there.

So IMO something similar to imgur style but no character limit.

Oh, and it's also a hassle to keep clicking "show reply". Maybe have the default setting to hide replies, but be able to change that in the personal settings to automatically show replies.

Re: comment threads

19loveless91 — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:14:06 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 06/29/2013 18:14

reddit is messy, though there are sites where it works rather well. I think if we were to do something like that, the default option needs to be to only show "regular" comments, and then for every comment you would have option of showing replies (similar to imgur style)

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:12:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 18:12

Personally, I don't like it. Too messy.

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:09:26 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 18:09

For fun I made an example in a text file and uploaded it as an image:

Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:50:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 17:50

I loathe that style because of how messy it looks (One of the reasons I don't use Reddit since I find it to be an eyesore) but I also understand how it helps keep the main gist of threads on topic whilst allowing side conversations to flourish without other users getting annoyed...definitely an interesting prospect.

Re: comment threads

EyeKanFly — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:25:54 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 06/29/2013 17:25

The Poe wrote:

Patman360 wrote:

I'm a tad confused, how would this comment thread work?

Kind of like this quote thread but the other way around.

Also, I agree that Imgur looks neater. I like that style better than Reddit. It gives you the option of reading replies to comments if you want, or ignoring them if you want to. Imgur only implemented comment threads not too long ago (maybe 6 to 9 months ago?), and they basically took Reddit's version and tried to improve on it.

Re: comment threads

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 11:51:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/29/2013 15:51

Patman360 wrote:

I'm a tad confused, how would this comment thread work?

Re: comment threads

Patman360 — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:15:04 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 06/28/2013 22:15

I'm a tad confused, how would this comment thread work?

Re: comment threads

Cymro2011 — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:05:44 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 06/28/2013 22:05

EyeKanFly wrote:

I think this is a good idea.

Re: comment threads

EyeKanFly — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:03:19 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 06/28/2013 22:03

I think this is a good idea.

comment threads

martintho — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:11:10 GMT

Author: martintho

Posted: 06/28/2013 20:11

the poe 22/06/2013 20:43

...bea needs comment threads

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