[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14540: Should be able to reply to a comment which is in the maximal possible nest

[WordPress Trac]

#14540: Should be able to reply to a comment which is in the maximal possible nest
-------------------------+-----------------------------
 Reporter:  mark-k       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Comments     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback  |
-------------------------+-----------------------------

Comment (by Otto42):

 Just thinking aloud here, but why not allow replies to all levels, and
 make the threaded depth selection control display only?

 I mean, there's no reason to think that you can't reply to a comment at
 level X just because X+1 is greater than the max-depth setting. People are
 changing the depth not to disallow comments, but to control their
 width/display in the theme. I'd be perfectly happy allowing infinite depth
 as long as it didn't make my comments too narrow on the page.

 So my vote = always show the reply link, then use that max-depth to
 control how deep the display goes. For comments below that depth, show
 them on the same level as their parent, in the most natural display
 mechanism. This avoids the need to reply to the parent, ever, and it
 displays the comments in the most natural way. Also, if the user changes
 the max-depth, then the threading is maintained properly even at the new
 depth.

-- 
Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14540#comment:24>
WordPress Trac <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress blogging software