[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22889: Reconsider no-JS ?replytocom= links

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#22889: Reconsider no-JS ?replytocom= links
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 Reporter:  markjaquith  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |
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Comment (by mdgl):

 Agreed that the current `replytocom` mechanism is really ugly and causes
 numerous difficulties, but it would be disappointing to lose the ability
 to handle threaded comments completely unless JS is enabled.

 As far as I can see the underlying issue is how to get the variable
 `comment_parent` set for `wp-comments-post.php` when you submit a comment.
 It might be worth thinking through some other ways in which the user could
 get this variable set appropriately and without JS.

 This and many other tickets are indicating that our comments system is
 probably long overdue for a revamp.  I would suggest a phased approach
 over perhaps two releases: first clean up the underlying mechanisms and
 APIs; second create a better front-end with POST through the page
 template, overlayed with some nice AJAX support for those using JS.

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