We need a change in the sequencing of posts

Hi Everybody,
     The present practice of entering posts in "time of arrival sequence" gets to be confusing if there are more than two or three Replies.  I frequently don't know who is replying to who.
    At the very least, is there any chance of having the reply posted underneath the post to which it replied. 
     Better yet, how about listing the posts in the indented manner used by newsgroups.
    Why can't a forum mimic the format of a newsgroup.  I consider the forum format to be a giant leap backwards before the creation of civilization.
Phil