Providing Discussion Thread Context for Posts Displayed in a Flat List

摘要

A method of providing contextual information in a discussion forum can include presenting a flat view of a plurality of posts of a discussion thread and providing a control proximate to at least one of the plurality of posts, wherein each control is associated with the post proximate to that control. Responsive to activation of a control associated with a selected post, presenting hierarchy information relating to the discussion thread concurrently with the flat view. A context for the flat view can be maintained.