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Pastimes : SI Beta Site Launch - 7/01/99
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To: Paul K who wrote (746)7/19/1999 10:05:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul  Read Replies (2) of 2340
 
re: conversation trees

I also believe the intent of an SI subject is to provide a forum for immediate give and take so the current read-every-post style of use is important to sustain this.

Agreed. I think we have to be careful not to upset this apple cart.

I guess I think of a tree function as a more sophisticated version of the "View Replies" button. -- you get a snapshot of the sub-thread within the overall subject.

I think this would be a very valuable feature to catch up with a conversation THIS WEEK not a month down the road.
I'm wondering if it would help in finding the starting post of a conversation.

Ok..my delayed concept may not be so good.

I guess I think of a tree function as a more sophisticated version of the "View Replies" button. -- you get a snapshot of the sub-thread within the overall subject.

I think this would be a very valuable feature to catch up with a conversation THIS WEEK not a month down the road.
I'm wondering if it would help in finding the starting post of a conversation.

I wonder if it could be 'misused' ie would we end up with a bunch of sub threads inside a thread to the exclusion of the primary thread..just a thought. Would there be complaints about posters not posting to the proper sub thread?

A thread is linear and trying to sub divide it in real time would most likely have an affect..I guess the question is would it have a negative affect..in addition to the stated advantages?

Zeuspaul
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