On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 21:18 -0500, s...@pobox.com wrote: > Terry> Even though such is standard for the majority of web fora? > > I participate in a couple different web forums (914s and swimming). Both > present their topics in chronological order and provide a link at the top of > every page which jumps the user to the first unread message (no matter how > many pages there are in the thread or where you happen to be at the moment). > > Reverse chronological order is a nightmare for anybody trying to bring > themselves up-to-speed for the first time on a long discussion. In my mind, > the only place where reverse order makes sense is in cases where messages > rapidly become less important as they age. Think following the Japanese > earthquake/tsunami aftermath. > > Skip
Exactly; my blog is in reverse chronological order because it's more of a news bulletin and less of a discussion thread. As for the comment box, why not have it at the top AND bottom. The top could have the entire form and the bottom could have just a small quick-reply box, or perhaps a back to top button (which probably exists already). _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com