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Could the default View type of the Message Boards get changed from thread to flat (or nest) ?
"Thread" displays the thread with only the starting post uncollapsed so that you'd have to click on each reply separately to read. This is of course very tedious and makes the forum look very oldish.
As you can switch the view-type to flat which makes it display in the common forum style this isn't any problem but it took me long to take notice of these buttons and new users visiting the boards (maybe just once) probably won't either.
"Thread" displays the thread with only the starting post uncollapsed so that you'd have to click on each reply separately to read. This is of course very tedious and makes the forum look very oldish.
As you can switch the view-type to flat which makes it display in the common forum style this isn't any problem but it took me long to take notice of these buttons and new users visiting the boards (maybe just once) probably won't either.
Posted 7 years ago
Dan Dassow, Champion
What I would like is a way to NOT define the thread type for OTHER users who have their own preference! Here's a link posted by a user that prefers FLAT:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/board/flat/225993952
I prefer the NEST format, but I am stuck with this user's preference. I know I can select NEST when I get to the thread, but it would be cleaner if there were a way to link without specifying a format. What would really be cool is a LINK tag that would also display the thread subject, like:
[link=tt0052520/board/225993952] Season 4 was a failure
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/board/flat/225993952
I prefer the NEST format, but I am stuck with this user's preference. I know I can select NEST when I get to the thread, but it would be cleaner if there were a way to link without specifying a format. What would really be cool is a LINK tag that would also display the thread subject, like:
[link=tt0052520/board/225993952] Season 4 was a failure
What I would like is a way to NOT define the thread type for OTHER users who have their own preference!Well great. That's not what I was asking for. One of the formats is the default. I'm asking for changing the default view-type.
And of course there are people who prefer another view-type.
But the current default is just ridiculous - makes me wonder if the imdb admins maybe want people not to use their forums or if they simply revel in nostalgia and due to that have large parts of their site still stuck in the 90's style.
The "Thread" default should be the one that loads the fastest and that's probably best for those who haven't chosen a preference. They get to see the OP quickly and can decide at that point if they want to see it a different way. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense if you are using the "latest posting" link.
FutureEchoe
Emperor, Champion
I assume the flat view was chosen at the time to reduce server load and/or speed up page loads, back in the early days of the Internet when this was essential. It may also hark back to its earliest days on newsgroups. Which isn't an argument for it, it might be an argument for a change, so perhaps I need a suggestion to make the nested view the default (or the only one).