A brilliant idea! (That’s what we need – a brilliant idea…)
Well, until one comes up, here’s an idea for a tell that would make it obvious that the “Replies” dropdown is not a threaded view: don’t show the whole comment. Make it a list of responders, with a little of the reply as context and an arrow to jump to the post proper. If you’re feeling really clever, then show the whole comment on hover.
