Nick Denton's discussions

With the accordions, you'd still have to scroll unless you left each open when moving on to the next. Read more

Thanks! Glad we dealt with the irritations. Or at least some of them. More improvements to come! Read more

You'll be able to browse a thread in a pop-up window — without losing your place in the post page. But we'll also make it easy to define a URL for that particular thread — and to share it. We're trying to reconcile browsing ease with the notion that every thread is a page — and each page has an owner. This next… Read more

Yes, we very deliberately decided we did not want to treat all comments as equal. The author of the post, the other users they follow, those posts with which they engage: these take priority. And if someone feels excluded, there's a simple solution: write your own post or start your own discussion. Read more

We may be able to try some kind of chronological ordering, Whitson. Not over all comments, because that would let hyperactive trolls and spammers trump our more judicious contributors. Read more

Thanks. So glad you like it! We're going to try to have it ready for Monday. And thanks to everybody in this discussion for your feedback. Read more

What if we sorted the threads by last updated? So if there's a thread that's generating a lot of new activity, that shows up first. Would that help? Read more

Try this, a live version of the screenshot I put up: http://lifehacker.com/okay-maybe-you… Read more

How do you like this? It's a prototype but represents the likely shape of the next iteration: http://io9.com/new-world-war-… Read more

Take a look at next week's iteration. Still with comments arranged in columns. But I think you'll like it better. Maybe we can even show you here before we release. Let me ask. Read more

What about when someone is annotating an image? Or adding context to a piece of text? The word "reply" seems suited for debate — but that's not the only way in which readers and writers can interact. We were looking for a more generic term. Read more

Do send me feedback when we go live with the next iteration. I'd like to know whether it addresses your concerns. Read more

We will provide drop-down navigation from the top bar. You'll see a list of sites you subscribe to. And a list of headlines if you want to jump to a particular story. I hope that should satisfy some of your needs. Read more

Oh interesting. Thanks for the feedback. Read more

We disagree on nesting — and its ease of use . So you're unlikely to be completely satisfied by any solution we come up with. Read more

Yes, we definitely want to personalize the experience — displaying not just threads in which an author has participated but also those discussions that your friends are in. Read more

1. Yes, we should include number of comments in a thread description — especially if it's because the thread was popular that we displayed it. Read more

Could you sketch what you mean? I might understand better. Read more

I like the idea of displaying the richness of discussion visually — rather than simply with numbers. But the best mechanism of all is to show the people participating and some summary of their contributions. Read more

Okay, maybe you guys can help. We don't want to show all replies to a post without differentiation. Because some threads — like this one — are more interesting than others. And the design should encourage deeper conversations by displaying that depth.