imglad..they changes seemsimple

re..the articles motion
i..dislike the 4 reply/limitation..of articles

if article-poster..wants to reply..all respondants..
4 replies..wont be enough..[thus i love the 8..reply format]

but each..has its use
[can..it be by..option..of article auther?

that said..i would like to..write..an..rever expanding article..
that adds pages..to original article[as the thread replies develop..the concept

the reply box..couldbe the record..of how the text evolved
...but for better suggestions..the replies..offerd..

thus as the facts change..the origonal as..the article/commentary..expands..

a potentially..never ending story
that closes..with the last..reply

[its like a summery..of the blog replies]
but needs ability..to expand/edit..posted articles..[via an edit function]

generally speaking..i hate facebook/tweeters etc
BUT..them..[their members]..accessing our forum..via their id/password..can..only be good

plus their posts go..into..facebook..
where it can..be more easy be noticed..by friends/followings etc

but if it means..us only logging
into olo..via facebook/tweeter..no..

those formats i have found to be totally useless..
from tweet-boxes..not posting..to..face-books un certainties

for..them..to access olo..great..
us..posting on..to face-off..and tweeters..no way

[that said..i..love sharing a great post..
with..just a click..of the button..thus do..use them..

to put it there..a few times..[but thats...their only good use]

It's not a question of stepping on anyone's
bunions that should be a concern here. None of
us want a lifeless forum. Ideas
should be challenged and we all understand that
discussions may be heated at times due to certain
topics - however posters should stick to attacking a person's
arguments rather than their person. Attacking a
person's fundamental traits and character and
provoking flaming should garner a trolling
infraction. Nobody is suggesting that we make this a
dull and boring forum - only requesting that personally
attacking posters should be made a no-go area.
Who knows this just may raise the bar on discussions.
After all as we know
its far easier to insult than to actually
discuss an issue.

cont'd ...

I forgot to add that yes - most posters do self-moderate
(or at least try to do so), however they're not the ones
that cause the problems in the first place.

i..tried your huffington..post link
it takes a long time to load pages..and will be expensive..with all..the imagery..they are huge pages..[digitally speaking]

i visited 3 stories..boring..then this
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/20-psychological-studies-_n_4098779.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

this looked interesting..but reading the replies..
i didnt see one link..not one..i..love links
there were from..memory 14 replies
with 75 pending*....

i could have posted..via my face-off...or tweeters
but know my comment..wont get..past their..VERY SLOW MODS

its too..glossy..too slow
but thats..just my..opinion..

besides i love links....and faster upload
[my computer is still..slow..so im..closing the link..
despite the article looking very interesting..the format..[for me]..seems clunky

Graham,

Being an engineer I like to focus on features that provide utility to the user.

1 Get the links to open on the last page (or page 0) rather than the first page, as I am normally looking for recent comments. This is especially useful for phones.

2 The use of phones to post comments is questionable, as anyone using a phone is most likely to post a twitteresque sound bite with no research or serious thought, which the vacuous twitteratti of the left are so fond.

3 Nested comments within a thread would be useful, as it would enable those that would divert a thread to continue their conversation while others can focus on the original issue.

All in all the existing format is a pleasant place to vent one's spleen, and the old adage of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is a good guide to avoid adding features without functionality.

i agree with the nested comment..thing
but who..decides what nests or what rests?
still..for retaining context..[often..the context too..has importance]
anything..is better than deletion..

mods are..important..but we all..have inherent bias..possibility
and..keeping the ego..separated from the ergo..seems the go.

again..i need re-state..
my biggest bug bear[dead links]
is there not..a way..to make a attributed/fair-use..
on-site..link cache..stash..[in-house link..in the posting box memory]..?

anyhow