As internet forums die off, finding community can be harder than ever

Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by TrackerFF on Thursday November 19, 2020 @05:12PM (#25154988)

re: Tree-style comments are not the best format for every type of discussion.

But it sure fixed some of the more infuriating aspects of classic / linear forums:

- long (winded) conversations between posters in threads

- off-topic discussions / people de-railing the threads

- finding things from specific dates in very large threads.

Some of those things are easily fixed with very active moderation - but self-moderation (via voting) sure works fine in most cases.

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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by pbuzbee on Thursday November 19, 2020 @06:03PM (#25155416)

I don't think there's a one-sized-fits-all solution. Tree comments do solve many issues with linear threads, but they do introduce their own issues, especially when paired with voting. Many cases do work better for tree-style comments, but there are cases that work better for linear threads.

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Re:As internet forums die off, finding community can be hard... by swsieber on Thursday November 19, 2020 @08:13PM (#25156389)

I'd love to have a mix, sort of like facebook I guess.

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