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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 8:28 pm
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Originally Posted by anabolism
As for the Wiki, I assume by the smilie that you are joking since those tend to be rarely used except for a small number of areas.
Originally Posted by anabolism
A mechanism to rank a post (e.g., as 'helpful')? I see it as a foundation for a subsequent feature to allow filtered views of long threads so that only high-rated posts are visible. Combined, this can be a real leap forward in FT usability with large threads that contain useful information scattered among thousands of discussion posts.
I see the opposite as many megathreads and social event threads now sport a wiki to centralize important information eliminating the need to hunt through the whole thread. Wiki usage will also grow as more members become more familiar with the tool.
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