Do you mean something different from the "Parent" link beneath each post?
Yes -- Disqus does essentially the same thing, but instead of "Parent," it says, "In reply to AstroCJ" -- and that hyperlinks to the comment. Not a vast difference, but if you've been reading through a string of comments that's, say, 30 comments long. There's a top thread, 5 second level threads, and the rest of the 24 comments are between 3-6 levels deep as people respond to each other.
I just thought it might be helpful to re-see the name of the parent thread as you go down that deep. Maybe it's just me, but I sometimes forget which higher-level comment started all the commotion and have to go back up to look. If I saw the name, I might not even have to click it -- that'd be enough to remind me.
In the next month, the administrators of Less Wrong are going to sit down with a professional designer to tweak the site design. But before they do, now is your chance to make suggestions that will guide their redesign efforts.
How can we improve the Less Wrong user experience? What features aren’t working? What features don’t exist? What would you change about the layout, templates, images, navigation, comment nesting, post/comment editing, side-bars, RSS feeds, color schemes, etc? Do you have specific CSS or HTML changes you'd make to improve load time, SEO, or other valuable metrics?
The rules for this thread are:
BUT DON’T JUMP TO THE COMMENTS JUST YET: Take a few minutes to collect your thoughts and write down your own ideas before reading others’ suggestions. Less contamination = more unique ideas + better feature coverage!
Thanks for your help!