@snood,
Quote:The more I think about it, I like the idea of structuring threads so that the tangential arguments can just spin off, leaving the central thread to continue its topical discussion. I think that could potentially spare folks a lot of migraines.
I've been on sites with both formats. Threaded comments work just fine.
But my experience here and elsewhere gives me certainty to 100% that most any announced change to the way an existing online community operates will gain protest and anxiety from some members. We get used to a system and change can feel uncomfortable.
But my experience also tells me that once a change is in place and functioning, protests and anxieties tend to evaporate pretty quickly - it takes about a week.