Reading through the threads, it seems like on many the actual text often takes up less than 20% of the text box, since it is greatly extended due to all the information about the poster (# of posts, avatar, supporter status, etc. etc.). It really wrecks the flow of conversation for me.
Would like an option that eliminated or greatly reduced this-- I've already hidden avatars, but that's only a minor part of the issue. On this thread,
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/150409-ricoh-buy-penta...ness-hoya.html the page height could be reduced by 75% or more by focusing on the textual content and eliminating much of the distracting flare surrounding it.