diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 072b20b921..ef97fb895b 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ function network_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
 	$star = ((x($_GET['star'])) ? intval($_GET['star']) : 0);
 	$bmark = ((x($_GET['bmark'])) ? intval($_GET['bmark']) : 0);
 
+	$order = 'comment';
+
 	if(($a->argc > 2) && $a->argv[2] === 'new')
 		$nouveau = true;
 
@@ -312,45 +314,43 @@ function network_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
 
 		// Normal conversation view
 		// Show conversation by activity date
-		
-/* created date order
-$r = q("SELECT `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact_uid`
-FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
-WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
-AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
-AND `item`.`parent` = `item`.`id`
-$sql_extra
-ORDER BY `item`.`created` DESC LIMIT %d ,%d ",
-intval(local_user()),
-intval($a->pager['start']),
-intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
-);
-*/
 
 
+		if($order === 'post') {
+			$r = q("SELECT `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact_uid`
+				FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
+				WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
+				AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
+				AND `item`.`parent` = `item`.`id`
+				$sql_extra
+				ORDER BY `item`.`created` DESC LIMIT %d ,%d ",
+				intval(local_user()),
+				intval($a->pager['start']),
+				intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
+			);
+		}
+		else {   
+			// $order === 'comment'
+			// First fetch a known number of parent items
 
-
-		
-		// First fetch a known number of parent items
-
-		$r = q("SELECT `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact_uid`
-			FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
-			, (SELECT `_com`.`parent`,max(`_com`.`created`) as `created`
-				FROM `item` AS `_com` 
-				WHERE `_com`.`uid`=%d AND
-				(`_com`.`parent`!=`_com`.`id` OR `_com`.`id`  NOT IN (SELECT `__com`.`parent` FROM `item` as `__com` WHERE `__com`.`parent`!=`__com`.`id`))
-				GROUP BY `_com`.`parent` ORDER BY `created` DESC) AS `com` 
-			WHERE `item`.`id`=`com`.`parent` AND
-			`item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
-			AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
-			
-			$sql_extra
-			ORDER BY `com`.`created` DESC LIMIT %d ,%d ",
-			intval(local_user()),
-			intval(local_user()),
-			intval($a->pager['start']),
-			intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
-		);
+			$r = q("SELECT `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact_uid`
+				FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
+				, (SELECT `_com`.`parent`,max(`_com`.`created`) as `created`
+					FROM `item` AS `_com` 
+					WHERE `_com`.`uid`=%d AND
+					(`_com`.`parent`!=`_com`.`id` OR `_com`.`id`  NOT IN (SELECT `__com`.`parent` FROM `item` as `__com` WHERE `__com`.`parent`!=`__com`.`id`))
+					GROUP BY `_com`.`parent` ORDER BY `created` DESC) AS `com` 
+				WHERE `item`.`id`=`com`.`parent` AND
+				`item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
+				AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0	
+				$sql_extra
+				ORDER BY `com`.`created` DESC LIMIT %d ,%d ",
+				intval(local_user()),
+				intval(local_user()),
+				intval($a->pager['start']),
+				intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
+			);
+		}
 		// Then fetch all the children of the parents that are on this page
 
 		$parents_arr = array();
@@ -361,47 +361,47 @@ intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
 				$parents_arr[] = $rr['item_id'];
 			$parents_str = implode(', ', $parents_arr);
 
-/* created order
-$r = q("SELECT `item`.*, `item`.`id` AS `item_id`,
-`contact`.`name`, `contact`.`photo`, `contact`.`url`, `contact`.`rel`, `contact`.`writable`,
-`contact`.`network`, `contact`.`thumb`, `contact`.`dfrn-id`, `contact`.`self`,
-`contact`.`id` AS `cid`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact-uid`
-FROM `item`, (SELECT `p`.`id`,`p`.`created` FROM `item` AS `p` WHERE `p`.`parent`=`p`.`id`) as `parentitem`, `contact`
-WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
-AND `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
-AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
-AND `item`.`parent` = `parentitem`.`id` AND `item`.`parent` IN ( %s )
-$sql_extra
-ORDER BY `parentitem`.`created` DESC, `item`.`gravity` ASC, `item`.`created` ASC ",
-intval(local_user()),
-dbesc($parents_str)
-*/
-
-
-
-			$r = q("SELECT `item`.*, `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, 
-				`contact`.`name`, `contact`.`photo`, `contact`.`url`, `contact`.`rel`, `contact`.`writable`,
-				`contact`.`network`, `contact`.`thumb`, `contact`.`dfrn-id`, `contact`.`self`,
-				`contact`.`id` AS `cid`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact-uid`
-				FROM `item`, `contact`,
-					(SELECT `_com`.`parent`,max(`_com`.`created`) as `created`
-					FROM `item` AS `_com` 
-					WHERE `_com`.`uid`=%d AND
-					(`_com`.`parent`!=`_com`.`id` OR `_com`.`id`  NOT IN (SELECT `__com`.`parent` FROM `item` as `__com` WHERE `__com`.`parent`!=`__com`.`id`))
-					GROUP BY `_com`.`parent` ORDER BY `created` DESC) AS `com` 
-				WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
-				AND `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
-				AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
-				AND `item`.`parent` = `com`.`parent` AND `item`.`parent` IN ( %s )
-				$sql_extra
-				ORDER BY `com`.`created`  DESC, `item`.`gravity` ASC, `item`.`created` ASC ",
-				intval(local_user()),
-				intval(local_user()),
-				dbesc($parents_str)
-			);
-
-
+			if($order === 'post') {
+				// parent created order
+				$r = q("SELECT `item`.*, `item`.`id` AS `item_id`,
+					`contact`.`name`, `contact`.`photo`, `contact`.`url`, `contact`.`rel`, `contact`.`writable`,
+					`contact`.`network`, `contact`.`thumb`, `contact`.`dfrn-id`, `contact`.`self`,
+					`contact`.`id` AS `cid`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact-uid`
+					FROM `item`, (SELECT `p`.`id`,`p`.`created` FROM `item` AS `p` WHERE `p`.`parent`=`p`.`id`) as `parentitem`, `contact`
+					WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
+					AND `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
+					AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
+					AND `item`.`parent` = `parentitem`.`id` AND `item`.`parent` IN ( %s )
+					$sql_extra
+					ORDER BY `parentitem`.`created` DESC, `item`.`gravity` ASC, `item`.`created` ASC ",
+					intval(local_user()),
+					dbesc($parents_str)
+				);
+			}	
+			else {
+				// $order === 'comment'
 
+				$r = q("SELECT `item`.*, `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, 
+					`contact`.`name`, `contact`.`photo`, `contact`.`url`, `contact`.`rel`, `contact`.`writable`,
+					`contact`.`network`, `contact`.`thumb`, `contact`.`dfrn-id`, `contact`.`self`,
+					`contact`.`id` AS `cid`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact-uid`
+					FROM `item`, `contact`,
+						(SELECT `_com`.`parent`,max(`_com`.`created`) as `created`
+						FROM `item` AS `_com` 
+						WHERE `_com`.`uid`=%d AND
+						(`_com`.`parent`!=`_com`.`id` OR `_com`.`id`  NOT IN (SELECT `__com`.`parent` FROM `item` as `__com` WHERE `__com`.`parent`!=`__com`.`id`))
+						GROUP BY `_com`.`parent` ORDER BY `created` DESC) AS `com` 
+					WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0
+					AND `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
+					AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
+					AND `item`.`parent` = `com`.`parent` AND `item`.`parent` IN ( %s )
+					$sql_extra
+					ORDER BY `com`.`created`  DESC, `item`.`gravity` ASC, `item`.`created` ASC ",
+					intval(local_user()),
+					intval(local_user()),
+					dbesc($parents_str)
+				);
+			}
 		}
 	}