DIY threading

I've never found a way to link a reply with a specific post.  As far as I can tell, a reply and a post [on a given thread] are completely identical.  My way of dealing with the issue has been to always try to quote the referenced post, or to direct a comment to a specific member.

Feature?

Maybe the reply feature will work correctly in the next iteration of the MRH forums. The reply feature should automatically be quoting the post you are replying to.

It is a short coming

I've always got to add in the subject or body to whom I am replying "Michael, yes it is plaster.....," or "Yes, Bob I used 6mm static grass".  It's bothersome and I wish it could link using the "Reply" feature.

Yes, it's a feature we can add in the updated site

Yes it's a feature we can add in the updated site. The new feature numbers all comments and you can click reply or quote. If you click reply, it adds a note at the top with a link that it's a reply to comment 23, and you can click on the link to go back to comment 23. If you click quote, then when you click the "reply to comment 23" link, it shows a popup of the previous reply content.

We first need to get TrainMasters moved to Amazon, then we will be moving the MRH website to Amazon after learning the ropes with the much simpler TMTV website. Looks like TMTV will be moving in August in-and-around all the summer conventions.

Quotes

Maybe...

in the next version "get email notifications" will work too. aka... "notify me of new posts in this thread".

Thanks, Joe A. and Joe F.

I'm glad you brought this up, Joe A. I like what Ken called it -- DIY Threading.

However, Joe F., the depth of content here more than makes up for a minor shortcoming! But that new feature will be welcome.

2 techniques

Dear Joe (IAIS),

2 techniques for"manual threading"

- as mentioned, 

- it may feel old-school, but a clear "Dear ( insert name here )" intro definitely helps...
(flip side, anyone not including a signature block or at least a clear "Regards ( name of poster here )"or similar leaves themselves open to not being replied to, or ambiguous responses. Net'iquette 101)

Happy Modelling,
Aim to Improve,
Prof Klyzlr

replying to posts

We have an on-line newspaper that allows comment to articles.  After the article one can post a comment and also post a reply to a previous comment.  The replies are indented from the original so one can see that it is a reply to that comment and not a comment on its own.  A feature like this I think would be of great usefulness.

Bob Bochenek

Another Option

 it may feel old-school, but a clear "Dear ( insert name here )" intro definitely helps...

You could also start out by listing all the people you're not replying to.

But your way probably works too.

John

The reply, reply with quote,

The reply, reply with quote, and add comment would be nice then three options are available. It is even more important when many of us have the same or similar names and are posting in the same thread. One day I would be interested to find out how many Robs for example are on here.

Joe F. it sounds like you have more great things lined up for us again.

Rob in Texas

Indenting thread comments

Our site has the indenting capability but it makes the threads get ugly quickly and it also creates a real nightmare if we need to remove a post for any reason because then all the posts underneath it go away. Also, the indenting gets pretty ridiculous once you get beyond about 3 deep because the width available gets so narrow that posting images and the like just looks really ugly - especially on mobile devices like phones.

So we turned thread indenting off and all posts have equal weight and are not sub-threaded. It makes managing posts and moving things around when needed super simple. No, the indenting thing sounds like a good idea, but it gets really messy quick if you have lots of post traffic and people wanting to comment on each other's posts like we have here.

Please Leave Indenting Turned-Off

Hi Joe    < --- I'm replying to Joe

(Sorry Ralph, Steve, Ozzie, Sam, Mary, Frank, Dennis, Robert, Alice M, Jake, Charlie, Jack, Earnest, Fred, Hernando, Billy-Bob, George, and Eddie)   < --- I'm NOT replying to these guys (See how easy that was!)

 the indenting gets pretty ridiculous once you get beyond about 3 deep  < --- A little quote snippet

Please leave the Indenting off. It does get unwieldy very quickly. Simply having the previous post number, the one being replied to, is more than sufficient in those occasional cases when it is difficult to tell. Plus you can always Right-Click to Open the previous post link and that way see it in a different tab. Then it won't even mess up your current view-- no messy back arrows, just close the tab. 

My 2 Cents

John  < --- I signed my name