Feature Request: Thread View

[dtrammell]

Problem: My feed frequently contains sequences of multiple entries for different parts of the same thread. Because each entry in the main thread will only show at most two notes, a note and a reply, it will show a pair from somewhere within a long thread, then the next entry is another pair from somewhere else in the same thread, etc.

Solution: Thread View. I would like a way to view all of a thread's notes together and in their proper order, including forks in the conversation. Something like the nested comments view on Facebook posts, or the thread view from the Thunderbird (and other) email clients. The thread view should always begin at the original post (I frequently have to click "View Thread" multiple times when viewing a thread to drill my way back to the OP) and include all responses and responses to responses below it.

For the updated thread's entry in the main feed, it should show the original post and then some ellipses (...) then the most recent note posted anywhere to the thread. To view the entire thread, the user would click on either the original post or the updated comment to load the thread view. This would restrict each thread to only having presence in the feed in a single location. Updated threads could be moved to the top of the feed when updated.