Viability on the English Wikipedia
Fragment of a discussion from Talk:LiquidThreads 3.0/Design
I agree with some of your observations:
1) It's important to find a way to load faster - particularly the top part of the page / the first threads. LQT does not load quickly on any of my current machines, even for a talk page this size.
2) You can save a few pixels with a 1-px border, 2px less padding. You can save 1.5 lines (on most displays) by floating the sig and reply/parent/more options to the right of the comment. In the v3 designs, you can move the Reply/Comment/Edit Summary buttons up into the header of that thread/node.
3) I'm not a fan of the current design. However the New design is scrumptious!
4) Talk pages are indeed forums, they simply need to stay on topic. You may be misinterpreting that section.
Sj
