   Threaded forum systems
  For a while now I've been trying to figure out how people use threaded forums (pretty much all popular places like digg, reddit, and slashdot have them). I'm wondering, is it that I pretty much grew up with gamedev's forum and just can't grok threadedness, is it that I'm missing part of a brain, or is it that the threaded forums really really suck?I open a thread and I have no way of figuring out what the latest messages are (even if I sort by date). It's nearly impossible to have a normal discussion (is that why digg, reddit, and slashdot forums generally tend to be of horrific quality?)So... is it just me? If it is, then how do I use those damned things?   
  Let's throw the switch and confuse everyone ;)   ;  I much prefer threaded systems, as they follow the thread of a conversation (and it's inevitable splits) better. How you use them is just a case of reading them following the tree. Far better than having people have to quote to maintain the links.   ;  I much prefer a flat layout like Gamedev.   ;  I also prefer flat layouts. Slashdot's system has too much clicking.Digg has a limited threaded layout (e.g. only two levels deep), and its horrible conversations come from an entirely different place.   ;Quote:Original post by Ravuyaand its horrible conversations come from an entirely different place.What place is that? :)   ;  I prefer usenet to threaded webforums.   ;  I like flat layouts. Probably because I cut my teeth on gamedev, gamefaqs, and totse.It's not that hard to quote somebody.   ;  Our software actually supports a sort of threaded view, but we've never really used it. (The journals abuse it, which is why quoting is out-of-order there at the moment).   ;Quote:Original post by TrapI prefer usenet to threaded webforums.Seconded.Quote:For a while now I've been trying to figure out how people use threaded forums (pretty much all popular places like digg, reddit, and slashdot have them). I'm wondering, is it that I pretty much grew up with gamedev's forum and just can't grok threadedness, is it that I'm missing part of a brain, or is it that the threaded forums really really suck?I open a thread and I have no way of figuring out what the latest messages are (even if I sort by date). It's nearly impossible to have a normal discussion (is that why digg, reddit, and slashdot forums generally tend to be of horrific quality?)So... is it just me? If it is, then how do I use those damned things?I don't think it's just you. I always thought threaded views like slashdot's sucked.   