[Athen] Best practise for threads in discussions.

[Patrick Burke]

Hi E.A.,

Overall, after much experience & consideration, I give it a big Who 
Cares. ... But then I'm a long-time proponent of top-posting (when 
you open a new message, the newest content is right there, & if you 
need context you can read further down...). So it may not be wise to 
listen to me. ...

I suppose the "Re7: ..." method is better than "Re: re: re: re: ...", 
if I have to choose a method of showing this.

If we're talking about an online forum situation, some sites use 
nested lists very effectively to show subthreads. It gets a little 
wordy with all the "nesting level 2" indicators (via Jaws in my 
case). But this method does show very clearly which messages are 
originals & which are follow-ups.

That's my theory. I hope somewhat helpful.

Patrick

At 03:22 PM 2/5/2009, E.A. Draffan wrote:

>This is a question I have just received and my feeling is that we 

>need to get better at using subject lines correctly, but please can 

>anyone give me some pointers to good practice.

>

>"I've been asked what would be the best way of conveying nesting 

>structure to screenreader users so that they could understand 

>whether a reply was to the original message in the thread or to a 

>subsequent message. Do you have any opinions or resources on that issue?"

>

>Many thanks.

>

>Best wishes E.A.

>

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