YSK Lemmy has a "New comments" filter that allows you to see on-going discussions on older threads
YSK because this can help with the smaller quantity of content Lemmy has. Coming back to older threads to look at new comments to ongoing discussions is a way to solve that issue.
Where? How?
Then threads with new comments will show up at the top
It's a sort function. Check the app you're using, where you would sort comments, there should be a bunch of options. Hot, active, New, old, etc., are all sort option.
I read this thread to find out what I should know but I still don't know it.
Having issues with my other account at the moment.
YSK because this can help with the smaller quantity of content Lemmy has. Coming back to older threads to look at new comments to ongoing discussions is a way to solve that issue.
In fact, if you sort like this by default, you basically get the old BBforum experience, with thread necromancy and everything.
Yes. From time to time you see people necromancing some threads
It's fun seeing "1Y" on the posted date because someone replied to it a whole year later.
Nice!
Thank you. Confirming Mlem has this in 2.0
Amazing tip, thank you! I set my default to Top Day and then start fiddling with the options when I get through that feed.