We currently use the latter as early feedback was not positive at all for the former... but the former was the original design. It's reached from the # numbered link on the right of a post... the permalink for a comment with additional context of what it was in reply to - a single parent - and all immediate replies.
I quite like it. But if people disagree, they disagree, but I clearly agree with your original design plan. Perhaps an option which allows users to make that choice in settings some how?
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We currently use the latter as early feedback was not positive at all for the former... but the former was the original design. It's reached from the # numbered link on the right of a post... the permalink for a comment with additional context of what it was in reply to - a single parent - and all immediate replies.