> I wouldn't want to have to go to the Subscription page to switch the
Archive View between "Threads" and "Messages", nor to flip the date
> sorting order; I believe those (and the new controls I suggested)
properly belong "in situ" - easily accessible on the page they control.
I agree with that. The main thing for me would be the ability to read either threads or all messages in chronological order, that is, from old to new and not the other way around (like it is in facebook)