A new feature I'm not so keen on ...

eeeee

I'm not criticising the wonderful NodeBB, but sometimes less is more.
Theres a feature with message replies, if

User1 posts
User 2 replies

you see a doubling up of that reply as it also appears as a mini reply just under the post, and its also its own post

User 1: Hello
..User2: reply 'Hi'
User2: 'Hi'

So my question is what version of Nodebb was this introduced from? Is it only Theme related, or is it a core feature that is difficult to turn off?

the skyfoxx

I think you mean this one

I personally like it, since I can see replies to a user, in-line and in context. But of course this is just a subjective take.

crazycells

@eeeee actually I think this is a very useful feature, it shows you all the replies at once when you need them... otherwise, it is impossible to find all the answers very efficiently...

I think this microblog feature was there since the beginning

phenomlab

@crazycells exactly. I also like it as its easier to keep track in long topics.

julian

To give some context behind this: NodeBB utilizes a linear view for post content.

In contrast to sites like Reddit that have a threaded model.

There are advantage to both, and problems with both.

What you see in NodeBB when you "expand" the replies to a post, is the direct replies to that post. So in a way you're seeing a hybrid model that shows replies in both a linear and threaded fashion.

<baris>

@eeeee It was added in 2016, https://community.nodebb.org/topic/9788/replies-to-this-post

If you want to get rid of them you can use below css.

.threaded-replies { display: none!important; }

the skyfoxx

Does anyone understand the logic of showing this part?

I've noticed it only shows up sometimes. I.e.

If a post has 1 reply directly under it AND
If it has an additional reply to it after the thread

i.e. If there is a gap between a post (other conversation) and the response to it?

Did I miss any other rules?

julian

@skyfoxx you got it. It'll show up if a post has at least 1 direct reply unless that reply is directly after it in the thread.

julian

@skyfoxx I should also point out that this confusion it's exactly the thing that @baris warned me about when I added the additional logic.

the skyfoxx

@julian said in A new feature I'm not so keen on ...:

a post has at least 1 direct reply unless that reply is directly after it in the thread.

This logic makes sense after understanding it. Thanks!