# Best Gem For Threaded Comment Storage? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 12, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-gem-for-threaded-comment-storage/188490 "2010-05-12T19:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/audreylee88)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-gem-for-threaded-comment-storage/188490/1 "2010-05-12T19:56:39Z")
Dear List, Given that I am developing a rails 2.3.5 site, When it comes to storing threaded comments in a blog or forum, Then which plugin/gem should be considered “State of the Art”? I’m starting with these URLs: > **[GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_tree: NOTICE: official repository moved to...](https://github.com/rails/acts_as_tree)** > > NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/amerine/acts\_as\_tree - GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_tree: NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/amerine/acts\_as\_tree > **[GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_nested\_set: NOTICE: official repository moved to...](https://github.com/rails/acts_as_nested_set)** > > NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/bbommarito/acts\_as\_nested\_set - GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_nested\_set: NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/bbommarito/acts\_as... > **[GitHub - collectiveidea/awesome\_nested\_set: An awesome replacement for...](https://github.com/collectiveidea/awesome_nested_set)** > > An awesome replacement for acts\_as\_nested\_set and better\_nested\_set. - GitHub - collectiveidea/awesome\_nested\_set: An awesome replacement for acts\_as\_nested\_set and better\_nested\_set. > **[GitHub - chris/better\_nested\_set: better\_nested\_set Rails plugin (my fork...](https://github.com/chris/better_nested_set)** > > better\_nested\_set Rails plugin (my fork from official SVN) - GitHub - chris/better\_nested\_set: better\_nested\_set Rails plugin (my fork from official SVN) > **[GitHub - elight/acts\_as\_commentable\_with\_threading: Similar to...](https://github.com/elight/acts_as_commentable_with_threading)** > > Similar to acts\_as\_commentable; however, utilizes awesome\_nested\_set to provide threaded comments - GitHub - elight/acts\_as\_commentable\_with\_threading: Similar to acts\_as\_commentable; however, util... I’m looking for opinionated people with opinions about my question. ---
**Author:** ![audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/audreylee88)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-gem-for-threaded-comment-storage/188490/2 "2010-05-13T00:37:59Z")
Audrey L. wrote: > Dear List, > > Given that I am developing a rails 2.3.5 site, > When it comes to storing threaded comments in a blog or forum, > Then which plugin/gem should be considered “State of the Art”? > > I’m starting with these URLs: > > [GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_tree: NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/amerine/acts\_as\_tree](http://github.com/rails/acts_as_tree) Skip it. It uses an inefficient data model. > [GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_nested\_set: NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/bbommarito/acts\_as\_nested\_set](http://github.com/rails/acts_as_nested_set) > [GitHub - collectiveidea/awesome\_nested\_set: An awesome replacement for acts\_as\_nested\_set and better\_nested\_set.](http://github.com/collectiveidea/awesome_nested_set) > [GitHub - chris/better\_nested\_set: better\_nested\_set Rails plugin (my fork from official SVN)](http://github.com/chris/better_nested_set) I’d use one of these. I seem to recall that awesome\_nested\_set is the nicest. > [GitHub - elight/acts\_as\_commentable\_with\_threading: Similar to acts\_as\_commentable; however, utilizes awesome\_nested\_set to provide threaded comments](http://github.com/elight/acts_as_commentable_with_threading) I’ve never used this, so I’m not certain which tree model it uses. > I’m looking for opinionated people with opinions about my question. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/audreylee88)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-gem-for-threaded-comment-storage/188490/3 "2010-05-13T10:27:41Z")
On 12 May 2010 18:54, Audrey A Lee [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > [GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_tree: NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/amerine/acts\_as\_tree](http://github.com/rails/acts_as_tree) > [GitHub - rails/acts\_as\_nested\_set: NOTICE: official repository moved to https://github.com/bbommarito/acts\_as\_nested\_set](http://github.com/rails/acts_as_nested_set) > [GitHub - collectiveidea/awesome\_nested\_set: An awesome replacement for acts\_as\_nested\_set and better\_nested\_set.](http://github.com/collectiveidea/awesome_nested_set) > [GitHub - chris/better\_nested\_set: better\_nested\_set Rails plugin (my fork from official SVN)](http://github.com/chris/better_nested_set) > [GitHub - elight/acts\_as\_commentable\_with\_threading: Similar to acts\_as\_commentable; however, utilizes awesome\_nested\_set to provide threaded comments](http://github.com/elight/acts_as_commentable_with_threading) > > I’m looking for opinionated people with opinions about my question. Given a choice of nested sets, I’d use “awesome\_nested\_set”. But “acts\_as\_commentable\_with\_threading” seems to say exactly what you want to do; so I’d look into that in a bit more detail. ---
**Author:** ![audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@audreylee88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/audreylee88)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-gem-for-threaded-comment-storage/188490/4 "2010-05-13T04:17:46Z")
acts\_as\_commentable\_with\_threading just requires awesome\_nested\_set go ahead and use it On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Marnen Laibow-Koser