Usenet – Let's Return to Public Spaces

Re:Usenet – Let's Return to Public Spaces by u801e on Thursday February 13, 2020 @06:56PM (#22322595)

> With the old reddit code, however, you could go to [...] and see a comment view of the entire subreddit.

Depending on the newsreader, you could essentially get the same thing by having the thread with the most recent comment move to the to of the thread list. Then, expanding the thread would show new comments in bold font to distinguish then from ones you've already read or previously downloaded.

Being able to see new posts is something that's lacking in reddit and HN (though reddit does provide this feature on subs you moderate or have reddit gold).

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Re:Usenet – Let's Return to Public Spaces by jcims on Thursday February 13, 2020 @11:13PM (#22323901)

The tried and true thread model from usenet, email and vbulletin-style forums leads to long-standing topical conversations that easily stretch days and weeks, commonly months and sometimes years.

The continuous fountain of content model at reddit/hn/digg/etc is good for retinal adhesion but not so good for exchange of ideas.

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