How is this a can of worms?

I don't like the idea, but it's clear that I am in the minority. That's the way it goes sometimes. I'll cry and cry and cry use my message center and it won't be an issue, even for me, and I was probably the loudest protester.

The other part, about what to call the folders/subfolders/bojanglers, should be easy to work out.

Go Bojanglers, choose bojanglers.

I don't use message center, so I'm a way big cranky pants about it. But I figure I lose. Too tired to fight it what amounts to one more click.

I don't use message center either, and it looks weird, but I figure I'll get used to it. (Though I liked the subfolders on the bottom better.)

Okay, so maybe a few worms.

Though I liked the subfolders on the bottom better.

Especially the closed threads bojangler. I'd rather that not be above actve threads.

If this is contradictory to an earlier opinion of mine, please feel free to choose which one to disregard.

The amount of questions about foldering convinced me that not enough people had processed the presence of the closed threads. Not a world ender, but once active threads are foldered, I think it's very important that it be made obvious obvious obvious that it's been done.

Bottom of the page doesn't achieve that goal.

And I have yet to think of a logical and systematic way to separate subfolders (so Closed isn't displayed with the others) that doesn't overcomplicate the algorithms.

I'm open to suggestion.

I hadn't realized the closed threads were seen as a problem. I also don't want to overcomplicate things, so I'll fall back on Deena"s good suggestion from earlier

I think we should just let ita do what she thinks is best and then sit back and see if it works the way most people like it.

Perkins, have I told you recently, or nearly often enough, that I think you're swell?

I have no suggestion on how to improve things, especially not something I know how to do, so I'm gonna fall back on what Perkins is falling back on.

(And they all. fall. down.)

I hadn't realized the closed threads were seen as a problem

That's not what I meant to say -- in fact, it was that closed threads weren't seen. To me, the discussion read like foldering was this strange and new featureset when it had been in place for months. It wasn't on people's radar.

So far, no one's come in asking where their threads went. Maybe the message centre usage is higher than I'd have guessed, but my untestable hypothesis is that the folder was right there and noticeable. At the end of the page, somewhere already tuned out, less so.

Of course, there's still time for a deluge of "Ohmigod! You killed Buffy/Angel/Firefly/LotR!"

There's always time.

Ah. I've always known the closed threads folder was there. To me, having it there was stylistically very different from what is going on now.