This is a question thread.

[Morrus]

Is it safe?

 

[trappedslider]

makes a thread look like reddit with the - and +

 

[CapnZapp]

I just wanted something to be -1? Because I like a variety of numbers?

Sorry if that's a joke I don't get it.

Edit: I have downvoted you, but only in an attempt to grant you your wish. There's nothing bad about your post (except me not getting the joke). No offense is intended.

 

[CapnZapp]

It would be interesting if the top-rated responses would float to the top of the thread.

Thank you for illustrating why I think it would be a good idea to make "Sort by Votes" the default view for this kind of thread!

 

[Morrus]

It would be interesting if the top-rated responses would float to the top of the thread.

They do if you click "sort by votes" at the top right of the first reply. It would be cool if a later Xenforo upgrade made that default, but for now you have to manually select it.

 

[Protonicmass]

Except this new type of forum/thread is not intended as a "stream".

They're intended to house a single question at the top, with various answers all addressing that top post. The order of replies answers don't matter. Look at Stack Exchange for an illustrative comparison.

Regular back and forth (as exemplified by this very post - that is, me replying to you) is discouraged there. First off, this post would have been deleted outright since it is not a answer to the thread question. Both your post and this reply should have been posted as comments to whatever answer that triggered them. These comments are regularly removed (archived) to not clutter the page (the thread).

Yes, this means that I consider this to be a first implementation only. To be truly useful, the reply links needs to be discouraged somehow, so the question thread doesn't devolve into a regular thread. Maybe Xenforo 2.3 will rename the button "Post Answer" instead of "Post Reply"...?

Much like the development of this very thread! (Except obviously nothing is wrong here - this is much more of a regular thread than an actual question thread.)

It's supposed to show the "best answer".
Or is it the best question?

 

[Lanefan]

Except this new type of forum/thread is not intended as a "stream".

They're intended to house a single question at the top, with various answers all addressing that top post. The order of replies answers don't matter. Look at Stack Exchange for an illustrative comparison.

Regular back and forth (as exemplified by this very post - that is, me replying to you) is discouraged there. First off, this post would have been deleted outright since it is not a answer to the thread question. Both your post and this reply should have been posted as comments to whatever answer that triggered them. These comments are regularly removed (archived) to not clutter the page (the thread).

Yes, this means that I consider this to be a first implementation only. To be truly useful, the reply links needs to be discouraged somehow, so the question thread doesn't devolve into a regular thread. Maybe Xenforo 2.3 will rename the button "Post Answer" instead of "Post Reply"...?

Much like the development of this very thread! (Except obviously nothing is wrong here - this is much more of a regular thread than an actual question thread.)

Problem there arises when what seems like a 'good' answer that gets decent support then generates its own subsequent debate or clarifications. Or worse, if two conflicting answers each get lots of support from a divided group of readers.

 

[CapnZapp]

Problem there arises when what seems like a 'good' answer that gets decent support then generates its own subsequent debate or clarifications. Or worse, if two conflicting answers each get lots of support from a divided group of readers.

Yes, they have the opposite problem to ours.

They have gotten the question forum down pat, complete with functional comments attached to the relevant answer.

But what they don't have, but we do, is a fully-featured discussion forum, for when, you know, you want to discuss, debate or clarify

 

[CapnZapp]

Just to note: nothing about this thread comes across as different when viewed using the EN World app.

Question threads are just another feature not supported by the app. That doesn't mean I think we should disable question threads...

 

[Ovinomancer]

Well, it isn't secret....

 

[CapnZapp]

Can you as the admin make "Sort by votes" the default for question threads, Morrus?

(There's kind of zero difference otherwise... I imagine plenty of people not finding that little tab-like thing where you switch the sort order)