why does tumblr not let you reply to replies?
design fail.
They have always believed threaded comments is bad design because it leads to trolling and flame wars. That’s why they developed reblogs instead (if you’re gonna troll, only people who follow you will see it). The common adoption of Disqus comments + the later addition of replies (& ask + private messaging) shows that they’re still trying to figure it out.
gbattle sez:
According to Tumblr founder David Karp, they follow a design pattern whereby any activity you engage in on site that involves some user generated content ends up being aggregated on your own Tumblr. This guards against trolls because, if you add negativity in the ecosystem, you are aggregating it on your site as a representation of who you are in the community. So, this design pattern denies threaded comments as they are not owned by each person’s community presence. Compare this to YouTube, where trolls run rampant and there’s zero accountability for the race-to-the-bottom nature of commentary.
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rafer reblogged this from gbattle and added:
Rafer sez: That’s all just BS until I can reblog a reply.
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AWESOME
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topherchris said:
Because then we wouldn’t have posts like this.
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brianvan reblogged this from gbattle and added:
Indeed, but this particular implementation of this feature means that any offhand comment thrown at another idea or...
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gbattle sez: According to Tumblr founder David Karp, they follow a design pattern whereby any activity you engage in on...
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caterpillarcowboy reblogged this from khuyi and added:
They have always believed threaded comments is bad design because it leads to trolling and flame wars. That’s
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marksbirch said:
Har Har…you no reply this to this reply! I win!
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jericsinger said:
so your followers can get the last word, of course.
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khuyi posted this
