We thought about going linear (still a possibilty in the future), but since the forums have been in this threaded format for many many years (since the ZDNet days), we've decided to keep it that way.
It may change in the future, but for now it will remain in this format.
Thank you for the feedback!
-Lee
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Hello. I joined the CNET newsletter a while back, but just today decided to browse the forums. I find the layout to be very frustrating. Perhaps there could be a way to display posts like they are here:
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If this cannot be done easily, then I guess I'll just have to deal with it. Thank you for your time.
Also, if there is an option to view posts this way, please tell me. I looked, but couldnt find one.

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