check how jumble puts all replies and conversation within a thread... i think that's the best ux by far...
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the compact inline reply line thing? yeah i like that
i think that it has to do with showing all replies under the main post, one after the other, no matter who replied to who.... the way damus is right now you can't really read or follow the conversation as you have to practically click each reply one by one in order to read everything that is happening... and obviously no one is going to do that...
compare this thread with more than 100 messages how it reads in jumble and how it reads in damus