Los Angeles — It seems like the social networking humongous Facebook is on a revamping spree. Recently releasing numerous updates including a one-column timeline design features, the company is adding yet another new feature on their site that would allow users to reply to a comment on a Facebook thread instead of replying to the original post, reported Mashable.
With rumors swirling around to be testing a new “Pages Feed” feature and after launching a new look on friendship pages, it looks like the insanely-famous social networking users will not only be able to like other users comments, but they can also reply to their comments directly.
Unfortunately, if you have spent any decent amount of time on Facebook, you have no doubt noticed the ineffective means by which people are forced to carry on conversations in the comments section. That is to say, if there are more than a handful of comments, users are forced to respond by tagging the user’s name, or using the clunky “@Name” for those not on their friends list.
Now, according to a Mashable reports, Facebook is experimenting with a new concept that could allow its users to specifically reply on comments posted on Timeline. Facebook’s Meredith Chin has confirmed to the publication that the company is testing a new way to add comments to a post on Facebook.
“We are testing a new way to add comments to a post on Facebook. With this test you will be able to reply to another comment as well as the original post,” Chin told Mashable. “This is just a small test at this stage.”
Currently, there is only a like button underneath the comment, now, Facebook is testing a “Reply” button that is placed on the right of the “Like” button on comments posted to a member’s update (as pictured above). The reply button allows commenters to start indented conversation threads off of comments.
But once this feature is fully unleashed, there will be a reply button too under every comment. This feature will make it easier to figure out who is talking to whom, but it could also turn posts/statuses into complicated message boards, many will surely find it useful since it will make it easier for its users to reply directly to individual comments. It will also save you a lot of time because it would mean not having to tag a person in order for them to see your reply.
In fact, Facebook notifies members when another person replies to their comments, and also indicates how many comments are in the branched-off reply threads.
Nevertheless, users in the Philippines and Thailand are already enjoying the access to the new comments feature, but it is expected that Facebook will gradually roll it out to other users in different countries as well.