02-20-2003, 08:06 AM
Quote: Linear is so much more straight forward. New post at the bottom. New post at the bottom. New . . . *repeat*.
The only problem with a linear forum is with forum-goers who do not quote the text that they are specifically replying to.
I've seen some nasty linear forums where the last post consisted of "I agree", and I couldn't make out which post to which (s)he was agreeing with. Linear forums are cleaner, but they do have their drawbacks.
Personally, I dislike this half-assed threaded forum. I've taken to viewing this new forum in a non-threaded format instead. As long as posters quote the relevant text to which they are replying, I am finding it easy to adapt to this new forum format.