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potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
edited 2010-08-11 07:49 in General Discussion
The 10 characters I need.

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  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:21
    Message 1 test
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:22
    A second reply.

    (with the 30 second wait, this is taking a while...)
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:22
    And again the mandatory 10 characters, plus whatever I can fit into 30 seconds.....
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:23
    This is the reply to title two. In a moment, well probably half a minute, I'll add another reply back to Title one, then the threaded -vs- linear can be seen.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:25
    In threaded mode, this one should be linked to the original post, despite being the last contribution, at this point in time!. We shall see.

    Also, in threaded mode, bonking on the reply button is not necessary, because the post being viewed provides that context...
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:28
    Another reply to the original. Each of these can be considered "New threads" in linear mode.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:29
    If you are viewing this test thread, know that the reply is to the post being viewed above. On my screen, I have the very first post being viewed, before I replied.

    All of that represents the continuing discussion, after a coupla digressions. So far, if you are reading this thing, no real bifurcation has occurred. I'll simulate that in a minute or two, by expanding on the original branch considerably.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:30
    Frankly, I think the threaded mode here is hard to use, as the right post must be selected... Default behavior is kind of tough, IMHO. Different than what I am used to.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:31
    Now a series of replies, like "he said", "she said"

    "A bifurcation love story"
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:31
    He said: "I love you"

    ....
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:32
    She said: "But I thought you loved her!!"
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:32
    He said, "No! You have always been the one!"
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:33
    She said, "But what about Him?"

    :)

    Continue the story, if you want to play with threaded!
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:46
    And now that some time has passed, late reply one, to simulate Heater's, "how would I know it's a late reply?" case.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:47
    He said, "HIM?? I never knew!"

    (Another Heater late reply case)
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2010-08-11 07:49
    And now, a side note.

    Basic drama is an effective learning tool. We, as people, understand drama. We don't always appreciate it, but the core "and then what happened?", or "but what happens next?" questions can lead the student down paths intended for them, without explicitly stating that.

    This, combined with personification, form the core of effective and compelling technical writing, IMHO.

    If you have an opinion on that, switch to threaded mode, and let's discuss!! This discussion would normally be a new thread in linear, requiring the user to connect the two threads together in an implied way.

    Here, in threaded mode, the overall context is a demonstration of threaded discussion, containing a bifurcation, and some meta discussion, along with some noise.

    This post frames all of that, and is currently the last post in linear, referencing all the posts and contexts, normally distributed across multiple threads, and often lost by casual readers. Here, it's connected together in threaded mode, demonstrating the much greater power.

    With that comes complexity though. Nothing is ever free.

    This side note explains the little bit of drama used to draw the reader into a sub-context, with the goal of communicating how that can happen, under a greater context, and stay coherent in threaded mode discussions. A linear reader will likely be confused, until reading this post.

    At that moment, the linear reader can go back, examine the post titles, and reconstruct the conversation, or switch to threaded!!!
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