From the first moment I first went online in 1996, forums were the main place to hang out. In fact the very first thing I did was join an online forum run by the Greek magazine "PC Master" so I could directly to my favourite game reviewers (for me it was Tsourinakis, for those old [...]
      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Only works if everyone is sorting the same way otherwise by replying to an old post you’re just screaming in the void.

    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      42·
      2 months ago

      Again, unless it works the same way for everyone then people are just replying to old discussions and no one knows about it except for the person they’re replying to.

        • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Look at this conversation, it’s old enough that it doesn’t show in my feed anymore (sorted by top 6h), if I wasn’t taking part in it no matter how many people replied to it I would never know it took place.

          That’s what I’m talking about, if sorting is up to the user then most people only see “fresh” content, not ongoing conversations that they might want to take part in if they realized they’re happening. Same for the comments sections, threaded makes it harder to check what’s new (have to go down each branch to get the context).