Comments usability?
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- ludawg
Hey folks, I'm looking for some info on the usability and best practices for designing the way comments (like after a blog entry or an article) are laid out.
Oldest first? Newest first? Paginating multiple? Threading? That sort of thing.
Obrigado!
- Nairn0
All i have to say is that i prefer comments to be ordered 'Oldest First' - it drives me nuts, reading through 5 or so posts, wondering just-how-on-Earth the commentary is evolving, only to realise it's running backwards.
- Witt0
old ones first seems more logical to me: you add something to a text after and not before.
- Complexfruit0
I second the Oldest to First
- ludawg0
Interesting! But what about when there are 10 pages of comments and you want to see what the latest comments are? Does it then become annoying to see oldest first?
- Complexfruit0
how bout adding the abillity to toggle from Oldest to Newest
- ludawg0
i was about to mention that. seems like it's a good solution as many people also seem to prefer newest first.
and what about pagination.. is this preferred over say having an exhaustive list of comments?
- Nairn0
+ exhaustive list
+ submission order toggle
- smoking whilst pregnant
- neue75_bold0
yes...
- Witt0
Interesting! But what about when there are 10 pages of comments and you want to see what the latest comments are? Does it then become annoying to see oldest first?
ludawg
(Nov 21 06, 14:26)
-if you arrive to a new page why would you want to see the latest first? it's as random as looking for the old ones.
if you go back to check replies or see if someone posted after you it doesn't mean that you know where your initial comment is. could be in the fifth page, eg. - and then you are completely lost.
if you use old-to-new, you know where your comment is.
- ludawg0
I suppose the question is whether:
1) you want to see where a discussion currently is first, then explore its roots
or
2) you want to start at the beginning and work your way to current
- neue75_bold0
I'm the kind of guy who wants it all...
- ludawg0
thanks for the feedback!
- Witt0
maybe it depends on what kind of forum it is and the expected level of user experience to the point that it matters or not, but by principle, old-to-new is more intuitive to me.
reverse is reverse.
-- to those ^ who want it all, add a random switch as well!
- designerror0
how would you like it if the newest comment in here was first?
didn't think so
how would you like if the chapters in a book started with the last one first
didn't think so
...
- Nairn0
how would you like it if i stuck these two fingers right up your rectum?
didn't think so
how would you like it if i made you squeak like a little piggy?
didn't think so
...
designerror
(Nov 21 06, 15:11)
- designerror0
All i have to say is that i prefer women to be ordered 'Oldest First'
Nairn
(Nov 21 06, 14:21)
- Nairn0
You're a sick, sick fuck.
Really.
What did I ever do to you?
.
- Witt0
what d-error said.
the logic of any discussion is, literally, subsequential and deductive (A to B).
Other options can be useful depending what the argument os trying to find:
- designerror0
You're a sick, sick fuck.
Really.
What did I ever do to you?
.
Nairn
(Nov 21 06, 15:48)nothing really.. why?
- Witt0
lol. here's a nice example:
---------------------------You're a sick, sick fuck.
Really.
What did I ever do to you?
.
Nairn
(Nov 21 06, 15:48)All i have to say is that i prefer women to be ordered 'Oldest First'
Nairn
(Nov 21 06, 14:21)
designerror
(Nov 21 06, 15:46)how would you like it if i stuck these two fingers right up your rectum?
didn't think so
how would you like it if i made you squeak like a little piggy?
didn't think so
...
designerror
(Nov 21 06, 15:11)
Nairn
(Nov 21 06, 15:40)how would you like it if the newest comment in here was first?
didn't think so
how would you like if the chapters in a book started with the last one first
didn't think so
...
designerror
(Nov 21 06, 15:11)