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BlackFox
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Oct 9 2014, 5:01pm
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Flat or threaded?
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Which mode do you prefer?
I'm a flat-moder myself.
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Magpie
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Oct 9 2014, 5:04pm
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It might be interesting to take a side poll: Were you an active member or lurker on the old boards.
For me? Yes.
I think that may be a determining factor.
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Darkstone
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Oct 9 2014, 5:11pm
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You sometimes can't tell who's responding to whom and in the past some people have gotten extremely bent out of joint over the confusion.
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DanielLB
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Oct 9 2014, 5:13pm
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I voted for "I use them interchangeably".
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Because I do. Both have their advantages (and disadvantages). In very long threads, such as Friday Fiesta I can't keep track of conversations so I switch to Threaded mode. On other boards and threads, I tend to stick to Flat Mode. But in Threaded I can't speed read what is being said. I will normally stay in Flat for The Hobbit board - mainly so I don't miss any news hidden within a really unhelpful subject title.
I usually just stick to Flat and switch to Threaded (rather than the other way around). If I broke it down to a fraction:
Flat - 75% of the time
Threaded - 25% of the time
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Rembrethil
Tol Eressea
Oct 9 2014, 5:13pm
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Either, as the situation demands.
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Flat-mode is good for a linear sort of discussion with one topic, and it allows me to quickly scan a thread. When we get several sub-threads (or distracted by exercises in silliness or wit  ), then Threaded-mode makes following one distinct line of conversation much, MUCH easier. Threaded is also great for organising and responding to Mad-libs and contests. It keeps the answers and spoilers hidden, but allows the Lib-bers to know what is already taken.
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Ataahua
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Oct 9 2014, 5:33pm
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Threaded board view, flat discussion view.
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Flat is very handy for when I'm reading discussion quickly.
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Elizabeth
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Oct 9 2014, 6:44pm
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The site was designed for threaded use...
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...and it works better here. It's much easier to reply to the post you mean to reply to, as sub-threads develop in a conversation. I use other sites that are designed for flat mode, and I understand that is more common, but threaded has always been part of the TORn "culture" and that's what works best here, IMO.
The site was also designed with an emphasis on subject lines, to help you pick which posts in a thread you want to read if you're pressed for time, which many of are. When people who are not accustomed to this practice use dummy subject lines, it makes the browsing experience harder.
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Arwen's daughter
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Oct 9 2014, 8:01pm
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But then, I generally only jump in to one particular post or sub-thread these days. I'll switch to Flat to see the whole conversation for things like Fiesta, but I generally stick to Threaded.
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dubulous
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Oct 9 2014, 10:02pm
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I find the flat mode more user friendly because I can just scroll through each thread and see the posts without having to click them all individually. I only occasionally switch to threaded briefly if I want to check which post some other post is responding to.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Oct 9 2014, 10:59pm
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I start threaded, to get an idea of the flow of the conversation . If I decide I want to read all the posts in the thread, I then go to flat.
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cats16
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Oct 10 2014, 1:31am
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My internet connection in the past wasn't very reliable, so I have the habit to get as many posts as possible in one click. Plus, I don't find it a problem for me to click on the linked 'in reply to' part near the subject lines, if I *am* uncertain of the conversation.
95% flat
5% threaded (almost always the Mad-libs)
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Dwarewien
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Oct 10 2014, 1:33am
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It's easier to read and it's what I'm used to from other discussion forums. If I'm replying to someone directly, I'll quote them first.
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Kim
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Oct 10 2014, 3:16am
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although my default is threaded as I prefer to read posts in order and follow conversations. I'll switch to flat mode to skim through more quickly, especially if there aren't a lot of tangents, or there are a ton of responses in a short period of time, like the new TH poster threads. But when I respond, I always do it from threaded mode.
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Cirashala
Valinor
Oct 10 2014, 4:25am
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I am curious what your "other" could possibly be, as it's one or the other ;P
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As for my vote, I view flat mode.
The reason for it is that you can end up seeing other conversations that are very interesting, can give you ideas you haven't yet had before that haven't come up in your personal conversations, and it makes it MUCH easier to read, IMO. Plus, for subject lines (kind of like mine on this one lol) they may not always be completely relevant to the body of the post (or maybe just references one part of the post, not latter parts).
I think that viewing in threaded (which I painstakingly did before I figured out how to switch it to flat- and never looked back) can really limit perspectives, because you often only see the contents of ONE conversation, when another conversation may have the answer to your question/a factor you haven't considered/etc. And you have to keep clicking your back arrow to go back to a post and view the next one. It can make it quite tedious (and when your internet ends up being spotty, as happens to all of us on occasion, you can easily forget about stuff while fighting with the computer and wireless router and modem just to get back to the computer and go "What the heck was this about, again?" (yes, this is a circumstance that happens with me a couple times a month in terms of the router/modem/etc being a turkey butt- windstorm/fried squirrel/trees and power lines, etc can all drop my cable internet  )).
So I prefer flat mode so that I can see all the conversations, rather than deal with the hangups mentioned above.
Plus, if I wish to follow a conversation, the "in reply to" link can easily allow me to jump from each post in the conversation so that I can see where it went
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Starling
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Oct 10 2014, 5:03am
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I could count on my flat fingers how many times I've used threaded.
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BlackFox
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Oct 10 2014, 8:26am
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I can think of a couple of answers
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"I used to use flat/threaded, but have since converted to threaded/flat"
"None of your business!" 
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Annael
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Oct 10 2014, 3:31pm
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Meneldor
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Oct 14 2014, 11:11pm
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If I get confused, a tap of the "in reply to" button clears things up.
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Eruvandi
Tol Eressea
Oct 15 2014, 6:34pm
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Works better for keeping track of the side discussion and who's replying to who, IMO.
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Starling
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Oct 16 2014, 5:13am
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I might start up a Flat Board Society
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Anyone keen? 
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cats16
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Oct 16 2014, 8:33am
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Starling
Half-elven
Oct 17 2014, 3:47am
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then we might have enough for a quorum!
You can be the one to help us stay away from the edge.
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