Thread:Feedback/Hierarchical vs. Linear/reply (15)

I support going linear by default. We need to find ballance between linearity and still readable hierarchical discussion though. It would probably be wise to hide the hierarchical discussions by defauld beyond 1+ level (I mean show only the first post of any hierarchical sub-thread to the main linear thread). This will also encourage people to go linear if they want their post to be visible by default, but not hinder a more in-depth discussion, which can possibly deliver better results that linear discussion (that is probably main goal of any discussion). Interesting opinions from the hierarchical thread (if any) could be easily linked via the "Link to" feature if needed. I think this all could be a nice ballance between linear & threaded.

Also, dont you want to flatten the whole linear thread? Right now, first post stands out and all following linear replies are one step aside (I mean in terms of layout). Finally, maybe we want to rename the link that will provide hierarchical reply? It is confusing to have 2 reply links (one bottom, one hidden in menu) with different functionality.