Thanks. Your post is about 20x better than the OP since it contains evidence and logic and a name.

The headline above the replies is “Replies are listed “Best First’” so it’s perhaps less confusing than the OP wants us to think. It is a fairly common default on many sites and it’s more clearly labeled here than on some.

That said, I think there should be an option to browse chronologically at the top. That’s how I have my settings, as you suggest. :P But I usually read entire threads if it’s a topic I care about. Folks just passing by looking for specific answers don’t. I don’t know for the casual, non-monk reader if having the best on top is objectively better or not. I can see arguments for both so affording both with ease seems best to me.

That said, I don’t demand free work from others—I still haven’t broken in my commit bit—so my opinion is just a data point for Gods.

In reply to Re^4: Listing Best Replies First: destroys threads and annoys readers by Your Mother
in thread Listing Best Replies First: destroys threads and annoys readers by Anonymous Monk

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