Joe Brown's discussions
We're trying to make something better—something that highlights the best discussions about a particular topic. It is a departure from the way things have always been, for sure, but that's the idea. Trolls and jokers got too much billing, too much prominence. Good discussions were squashed by noise, some never even… Read more
We're really just trying to organize those thoughts and ideas into something more coherent—so you can get through them easier. Instead of scrolling down, you go side-to-side, and see, neatly organized, the response to the proper thought—instead of having that response come way down in a vertical river that may have… Read more
See those little avatar chiclets up on top of the discussion? Those are the individual threads. Here's a pic!
No, that's the way it works. The idea is to present a coherent thread of conversation so you can follow along easily. So it's not like you're reading 7 replies to the same question stretching down the page. Each time someone responds to a post, it creates a new branch off the discussion tree. Respond to the response,… Read more