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Re:How I built the IMDb message boards, in 2001 by tony2016 on Friday February 10, 2017 @05:13PM (#13619368)
The threaded replies model was stupid. If a post had 20 replies, I have to click 20 times. Each click to show one reply. Many of the replies were moronic. I ended up just reading the main posts only.

I used many threaded discussion software. The one IMDb used was the most annoying. I have never seen it used on any other site. I guessed it must have been developed in-house and wondered why they never enhanced it.

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Re:How I built the IMDb message boards, in 2001 by exodust on Saturday February 11, 2017 @09:36AM (#13622775)
I guess you never noticed the "nest" link to change the view...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261392/board/nest/132924312?p=1

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Re:How I built the IMDb message boards, in 2001 by tony2016 on Monday February 13, 2017 @03:32PM (#13638481)
I didn't after all these years! They should have made it the default. I mean who prefers to click more than they need to!
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