Make comment expansion a free feature

[callowyn]

Title:
Make comment expansion a free feature

Area:
comments, paid features

Summary:
Right now the ability to expand comment threads is a paid-only feature, and I think it would be conducive to the public use of Dreamwidth to allow all users to have it.

Description:
Forum-esque discussion threads, from kink memes to love memes to ONTD, are the type of community activity that promotes growth as a social platform, and as such should be facilitated by the journal default. I think the lack of free comment expansion, minor though it is, has made people reluctant to move their communities here from other platforms, and without active communities Dreamwidth can never really compete with the problematic-but-familiar platforms where the majority of fandom currently resides.

This feature alone is unlikely to significantly impact paid time revenue one way or the other, but because it's taken for granted on sites like Livejournal, its absence on Dreamwidth serves to put off those migrating (even in these times of trial-by-DDoS). Making expandable comments the default would allow the sort of long, rambly discussion threads that turn bunches of people into cohesive communities.

Poll #7727 Make comment expansion a free feature

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 74

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Should be implemented as-is.
28 (37.8%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
3 (4.1%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
13 (17.6%)

(I have no opinion)
19 (25.7%)

(Other: please comment)
11 (14.9%)