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    9. If you have the "mark new comments" feature enabled, old comments will now be collapsed when returning to a thread

      ~tildes.official Text 326 words
      The "mark new comments" feature (which isn't enabled by default) has two main functions: From the listing pages, it shows which topics have new comments (and how many) On the comments page, it...

      The "mark new comments" feature (which isn't enabled by default) has two main functions:

      • From the listing pages, it shows which topics have new comments (and how many)
      • On the comments page, it puts an orange stripe down the left side of the new comments

      These are both extremely useful (and you should probably enable it if you don't already have it on), but it was still a bit hard to find the new comments in larger threads, even with them marked. You had to just scroll around and look for the orange stripes.

      I've deployed a new update now that makes it so that when you go back to a thread that has new comments, all the old comments will be collapsed, except for the direct parents of the new ones. I've also updated the appearance of collapsed comments so that you can see the first part of the text of the collapsed comments.

      No behavior will change if you're not using the "mark new comments" feature, and if visit a thread for the first time or go back to a thread with no new comments, all comments will be expanded as normal. Remember that you can also use the new "expand all comments" button added last week to quickly uncollapse all comments if you want to.

      Edit: And if you really don't like it, you can disable it now with the second checkbox at the bottom of the settings page: https://tildes.net/settings/comment_visits

      Let me know what you think, and if you notice any issues. This should make navigating large threads a lot easier, and there are also some other interesting possibilities with the "individually collapsed" comments that I'm going to be working on soon. One thing I definitely want to do is add an indication of how many comments are in a particular collapsed chain, since right now you can't distinguish a single collapsed comment from one with (potentially many) replies.

      81 votes

    16. Fantasy Football team discussion thread

      ~sports.american_football Ask
      Any Fantasy Football players on Tildes? Post your team here with your league rules and let's rate and discuss each other's teams! Side thought: Are there enough NFL fans here to warrant a Tildes...

      Any Fantasy Football players on Tildes? Post your team here with your league rules and let's rate and discuss each other's teams!

      Side thought: Are there enough NFL fans here to warrant a Tildes league? That might be fun. There's enough time to draft before the season starts if enough people are interested.

      11 votes

    18. Black Mirror S2 Special "White Christmas" discussion thread

      ~tv Text 147 words
      Previous episode | Index thread | Next episode Black Mirror Season 2 Special - White Christmas Three interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at...

      Previous episode | Index thread | Next episode

      Black Mirror Season 2 Special - White Christmas

      Three interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness.

      Black Mirror Netflix link

      Warning: this thread contains spoilers about this episode! If you haven't seen it yet, please watch it and come back to this thread later.

      You can talk about past episodes, but please don't discuss future episodes in this thread!

      If you don't know what to say, here are some questions to get the discussion started:

      • How does the title relate to the episode itself?
      • Are there any similarities between real life events and the episode?
      • Are there any references or easter eggs in the episode, such as references to past episodes?

      Please rate the episode here!

      Sorry (again) for being a bit late with this thread!

      18 votes

    20. Experiences with aphantasia or what does visualizing look/feel like?

      ~health.mental Ask
      Aphantasia is a condition where a person is unable to visualize images in their minds eye. If I tell you to think of a red apple, several people will visualize this apple and 'see' it. But those...

      Aphantasia is a condition where a person is unable to visualize images in their minds eye. If I tell you to think of a red apple, several people will visualize this apple and 'see' it. But those (like me) with aphantasia simply can't. Some of us have access to other senses within our mind (hearing, touch, smell, etc), some don't.

      Do you have aphantasia? There's a simple test here.

      In a similar vein, is anybody able to explain what visualizing looks like? Is it just like the sight I get from my eyes? Different?

      17 votes

    35. Is Lovecraft supposed to be scary?

      ~books Ask
      Starting to read a lot of Lovecraft, and I'm really enjoying it. I've only read like 5 or 6 of his stories (including Call of Cthulhu and The Dunwich Horror as being the famous ones) and I'm...

      Starting to read a lot of Lovecraft, and I'm really enjoying it. I've only read like 5 or 6 of his stories (including Call of Cthulhu and The Dunwich Horror as being the famous ones) and I'm really enjoying it. I think HPL has quickly risen to be among my favourite authors. But I'm not really scared, or terrified by any of his work so far, as I would normally with Horror fiction. Instead, I'm just entertained and fascinated by it. Is this normal? Are you supposed to feel like that with Lovecraft?

      17 votes

    38. Lets take a personality test!

      ~talk Ask
      One of my favorite topics in Psychology is personality and there happens to be a very good Five Factor test that is free to the public domain with all 3,000+ items available for download. Some...

      One of my favorite topics in Psychology is personality and there happens to be a very good Five Factor test that is free to the public domain with all 3,000+ items available for download. Some notes about the IPIP NEO-PI:

      Purpose of this On-Line Inventory

      • The primary purpose of this on line inventory is to educate the public about the five factor model of personality.
      • More specifically, the report explains the likely consequences of one's standing on five broad personality domains.
      • These broad domains cover normal differences in personality that should be obvious to people who know you well.
      • Secondarily, this inventory estimates your standing on the 5 broad domains and 30 subdomains of personality.
      • The inventory does not reveal hidden, secret information about you nor does it assess serious psychological disorders.
      • The report is designed to be objective, not pleasing or flattering.
      • Measurement error, misunderstandings, carelessness, and mischievous responding can invalidate the report.
      • If knowledgeable acquaintances disagree with the test results, then the results are wrong.

      Link to the questionnaire:
      https://www.personal.psu.edu/~j5j/IPIP/

      More about the International Personality Item Pool:

      https://ipip.ori.org/

      24 votes

    39. Did anyone here watch HBO's Sharp Objects?

      ~tv Ask
      From start to finish I found the show totally engrossing, tense, and mysterious. It was excellently shot and written, and the twists in episodes 7 and 8 were hard hitting, even if you had an idea...

      From start to finish I found the show totally engrossing, tense, and mysterious. It was excellently shot and written, and the twists in episodes 7 and 8 were hard hitting, even if you had an idea that they were possible as early as episode 4 or 5. Plus, those post creditn scenes were haunting. What did you guys think?

      I'm currently reading the book so please, no spoilers for the novel! TV show discussion only

      11 votes

    44. What's an album/artist that you love that you'd never expect yourself to like?

      ~music Ask (survey)
      The best one that comes to mind for me is the album Brother, Sister by Mewithoutyou. I don't really like any other Post-Hardcore album and I really can't get into most other albums by...

      The best one that comes to mind for me is the album Brother, Sister by Mewithoutyou. I don't really like any other Post-Hardcore album and I really can't get into most other albums by Mewithoutyou, but I've probably listened to this one close to a hundred times.

      26 votes

    50. Tildes unofficial Minecraft server

      ~games Text 56 words
      Got it up and running, currently will do fine with about 25 players. It's not set up locally so the hosting fee is $6/month, I'll leave it up for at least one month. Currently running vanilla...

      Got it up and running, currently will do fine with about 25 players.

      It's not set up locally so the hosting fee is $6/month, I'll leave it up for at least one month.

      Currently running vanilla 1.13.1, will modify if requested.

      167.114.73.187:25565

      Have fun and please don't grief spawn!

      42 votes