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JakobVirgil  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Suggestion About The Layout (Not A Bug Maybe...)

It is a fairly common problem in forums

Reddit solves it by the "load more comments" link





havires  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wonder if that's something that should be implemented here.

mitvit  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Another option is limiting comment depth.

havires  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well what I would suggest is doing it the same way Reddit does it. After (arbitrary number) 25 comments, give an option to expand more. Or Load More or something of the like.

mitvit  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I know that works, but I'm wondering if it can be done better. For example, decaying indentation along with "load more." Or some sort of reset pushing back to the left (not necessarily all the way) at a certain level.

You can still reply if depth is limited, it just won't push farther right.

nowaypablo  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I kinda liked the sliding idea, like moving the hubwheel up and down (or left to right) as necessary to fit the text.

havires  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh.... That's what I was getting at. Thanks for being more articulate with it than I was.

JakobVirgil  ·  3870 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think the answer is

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Yes