2 votes

Quick "post a comment" on the sidebar?

Posted by plo

Just a quick idea: Seems like the only way to comment right now is to scroll to the bottom, but what if there's a text area box for posting a comment on the right sidebar? Seems like there's space for it underneath the post info, plus I don't think it will slow down the load time in any way. Thoughts?

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    ZaphodBeebblebrox
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    The text box at the bottom is deliberate. Its purpose is to make people read other comments first, so they do not end up posting the same thing as other people.

    The text box at the bottom is deliberate. Its purpose is to make people read other comments first, so they do not end up posting the same thing as other people.

    6 votes
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      1. ZaphodBeebblebrox
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        Only time shall tell. Hopefully we can discourage off topic commenting so it will not become a problem.

        Only time shall tell. Hopefully we can discourage off topic commenting so it will not become a problem.

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    Archimedes
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    This has been repeatedly discussed, but I'm sure it will keep coming up. https://tildes.net/~tildes/1s8/thoughts_on_putting_the_comment_box_at_the_beginning_of_tildes_threads...

    This has been repeatedly discussed, but I'm sure it will keep coming up.

    https://tildes.net/~tildes/1s8/thoughts_on_putting_the_comment_box_at_the_beginning_of_tildes_threads

    https://tildes.net/~tildes/1ce/two_minor_design_suggestions

    https://tildes.net/~tildes/ov/we_gotta_move_the_comment_box_from_the_bottom_of_the_comments_to_the_top

    https://tildes.net/~tildes/cs/suggestion_consider_adding_the_comment_box_to_the_top_of_the_thread

    4 votes
    1. plo
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      D'oh! Heads up, my fault. Thanks for linking these.

      D'oh! Heads up, my fault. Thanks for linking these.

      1 vote