On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 17 March 2015 at 10:49, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 17 March 2015 at 09:45, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Ricordisamoa < > > > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Software cannot understand which post a message replies to. > > > > > > > > > > > > > It can, and more easily than with raw wikitext, as long as the > correct > > > > "reply" button is used, i.e. if people actually click reply instead > of > > > > using the already-there box for creating a new "top-level" post in > the > > > > topic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The software can tell, but visually it is nearly impossible to > determine > > > which message is being responded to when everything has essentially the > > > same indent level. > > > > > > > Granted, but that's because the output format is poor rather than the > > software being unable to tell. > > > > > > Thank you, Brad. Is the output format not determined by the parameters in > the software? > The software knows the reply structure, but when outputting it ignores that structure beyond the maximum depth. > It just strikes me as weird that the software that we keep being told will > improve communication and collaboration is deliberately designed in such a > way that it is difficult for the human users (as opposed to the software) > to be able to immediately discern who is responding to whom. > A summary of their rationale seems to be at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Flow/User_to_User_Discussions#Thread_Depth_Models. I think I'll refrain from commenting on it. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
