Re: Flat vs. Threaded?
slashdot isn't a forum, and i think comparing them and 2+2 shows a really fundamental lack of understanding when it comes to this stuff.
slashdot is a news site. it has tons of visitors, and *VERY FEW* topics. if posts were in flat mode, even moderated, it would result in a billion pages of comments because everybody discusses the specific news topic. if 2+2 only had 5 new threads per day, it would have the same 'problem'. slashdot also relies on its community moderation to separate the wheat from the chaff.
avsforum is a forum. storagereview is a forum. hardocp is a forum. anandtech is a forum. arstechnica is a forum. battle.net is a forum. etc. huge user bases, lots of posts, and no threading. it is absolutely standard. veterans are only accustomed to it around here because of the old 2+2's style, and i would suggest that only the 'non-internet type' veterans continue to read in threaded mode because they don't know any different.
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