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For what it's worth, I really don't like this threaded idea.  The older way was so much easier to read and to immediately be able to see new responses.  What was the improvement that it was hoped this would bring, as I may be missing something?

It came with the recent software upgrade Annabel but there is the option to stick to what we had before. I have a personal theory that this voting functionality works better in a tech community when you can vote up helpful and relevant advice so it's easily found. So not as relevant on this type of forum...

It does strike me as something put in because it was the web developers fancied doing it do not necessarily because it added anything to the users' experience, hence the question.  Others may love it!

To be fair, it is somethijng we agreed to trial, but not sure it works for our community. We were cautious about it and are only testing it out in this Community Feedback group.

That sounds reasonable, because on a "technical" (or similar) site one is often speaking of a replicable problem or event. While "core" issues here might be similar (e.g. discipline, recruitment or discrimination), both the circumstances and the way they are approached vary widely (even discounting the personal "asides" like poetry, classics, or the relative merits of Fender and Gibson). Perhaps a more comprehensive or guided "search" facility would be a better and more helpful option? (I could certainly find one useful).

That sounds reasonable, because on a "technical" (or similar) site one is often speaking of a replicable problem or event. While "core" issues here might be similar (e.g. discipline, recruitment or discrimination), both the circumstances and the way they are approached vary widely (even discounting the personal "asides" like poetry, classics, or the relative merits of Fender and Gibson). Perhaps a more comprehensive or guided "search" facility would be a better and more helpful option? (I could certainly find one useful).