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I agree with the number. But I'm getting a 4chan vibe from this. so please don't change the saloon bar.

TyrannisAn iron, yet caring fist00:03, 15 November 2010

There is a principle in design: "KISS," short for "Keep It Simple, Stupid." Deviate from this principle and things start to become Byzantine in complexity. But if we must have this, could the background color of the boxes be changed to be the same as the page background?

Mjollnir.svgListenerXTalkerX00:16, 15 November 2010

Using MediaWiki as a forum is not simple. You have to manually do indentation, manually sign your comments, you have to deal with unsigned comments, you have to deal with edit conflicts, and the database is littered with redundant data because with every comment the entire page is saved.

-- Nx / talk00:17, 15 November 2010

(ECx200000000) Hey. You would have edit conflicted me just then, so I am still going to complain about it.

- π00:19, 15 November 2010

Also, why do the latest replies get cut off when you reload the page, so that you have to click the link "Show X replies" every time?

Mjollnir.svgListenerXTalkerX00:24, 15 November 2010

Because they didn't want people going off on tangents. You're supposed to reply to the first post, not the previous one.

-- Nx / talk00:26, 15 November 2010

How counter-intuitive is that? Smiley freakout.gif This is completely ruining the fun of conversation here. It is as bad as the user interface of Mac OS Classic.

Mjollnir.svgListenerXTalkerX00:34, 15 November 2010

You have to keep in mind that this was designed for Wikipedia.

-- Nx / talk00:36, 15 November 2010

That place is SERIOUS BUSINESS, we want fun here.

- π00:37, 15 November 2010
 
 

Going off on tangents is what RW is for though!

ħumanUser talk:Human17:50, 21 November 2010
 

I just replied to Nx' comment that says "Because they didn't want people going off on tangents." and I can't even find my reply.

ħumanUser talk:Human17:51, 21 November 2010

It's here.

-- Nx / talk17:52, 21 November 2010
 
 

That can be changed - I think. Comment tower?

- π00:26, 15 November 2010
 

You can change it in preferences, just set a high enough value.

-- Nx / talk00:45, 15 November 2010
 
 
 

This is fairly simple. You see a comment you wish to reply too. You click reply and you type in the box.

- π00:18, 15 November 2010

On the other hand, with MediaWiki you could easily cut entire conversations to different pages, interleave your replies when necessary, etc. Also, you were forced to read any new posts to a conversation before you posted your own because of the edit conflicts.

Mjollnir.svgListenerXTalkerX00:22, 15 November 2010