Comments on: Comment Calamity? No. Not anymore.

By: kongrit

kongrit — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:31:19 +0000

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By: China Tour

China Tour — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:25:14 +0000

Different point of view from that post. Interesting to say the least.

By: JJP

JJP — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:12:49 +0000

Yeah, I hear you. I think the main thing for me is breaking out of the box, you know? Throw a line out there to a bigger hub and create new connections. Comments are perfect for that; they are the “heart” of blogging, I think. The ability to blow up the walls between one's blog and the greater Web community of communities is fantastic.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:26:19 +0000

I haven't seen ID lose any comments in my blog, but I don't really keep track. Disqus is the de-facto comment system in Tumblr blogs, I use ID just to be different. And WP already has comment threading.

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verywide.net » Blog Archive » New Comment System — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:55:57 +0000

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By: JJP

JJP — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:36:43 +0000

Hi, Danny. Thanks for the comment. I really liked the ideas behind IntenseDebate, it seemed like a well-implemented system. I especially liked the idea of reputation points. I just couldn't abide with the disappearing comments. That really irked me.

Disqus seems to have potential. The thing about the native comment system on WP is that it's insular. I know that there are changes coming to the native comment sys., so I'll be keeping my eye on it. Threading is a necessity for me, and WP would go a long way toward bettering the system if they at least implemented threading.

Anyway, I am a strong believer in utilizing social media tools. I want to be able to throw lines out to the world to facilitate greater connectivity. I want to make discussions and debates more likely, and to do that I have to tie myself to things like Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed and what-have-you. I will check out Typepad Connect. Eventually, I figure I'll hit on the right comment system for VWN. Of course, I'm hoping that Disqus is it.

By: JJP

JJP — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:11:38 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Rene. If Disqus doesn't lose any of the comments here, that will be a big plus all on its own.

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 16 May 2009 10:16:32 +0000

Disqus seems to be a decent comment system, even though I prefer ID. Another system that seems to work well with WP blogs is Typepad Connect (from the makers of Movable Type). BTW, is there a reason you're not using the native comment system of WP?

By: Rene Benthien

Rene Benthien — Sat, 16 May 2009 10:15:44 +0000

I had the same problem. I'll keep an eye on Didqus. Never seen it in operation before. But for now I'm sticking for the no frills blogger.