A Quick Survey About Comments

169 thoughts on “A Quick Survey About Comments”

1. Jasper_in_Beijing January 25, 2021 – 10:30 am at

   Also, I want to reiterate the various endorsement of Disqus. It's not perfect, but it's the best of the various products I've used (at least from the perspective of the commenters).
   1. Mitch Guthman January 25, 2021 – 11:21 am at

      Agreed. Even with its limitations it’s still the best so far.
2. Don Varvel January 25, 2021 – 10:52 am at

   The whole comment scene has become such a swamp that I stopped commenting entirely, despite being one of the first people on the internet. I don't use Facebook or Twitter so in fact can't comment in many places.
3. Kathy Palus January 25, 2021 – 10:55 am at

   Yes.
4. Tigersharktoo January 25, 2021 – 10:58 am at

   Yes. And Disqus.

   It is the best of bad choices.
5. William Roberts January 25, 2021 – 11:25 am at

   I have no opinion on Disqus, but registration is must.I use netvibes connected to http://feeds.feedburner.com/KevinDrum.
6. Jim Candor January 25, 2021 – 11:25 am at

   Yes
7. Thomas Seidel January 25, 2021 – 11:25 am at

   yes
8. Dave Ferguson January 25, 2021 – 11:33 am at

   Try it without registration, see if it works. Never fail to seize the opportunity for experiment.
   Disqus so much better than Coral
9. Jim Smith II January 25, 2021 – 11:38 am at

   Yes.
10. John Conley January 25, 2021 – 12:03 pm at

    Yes, please.
11. Laurie Ayres January 25, 2021 – 12:07 pm at

    I agree with Dave Ferguson; try it without and see if it works. You can always add the requirement to register later if the trolls start showing up.
12. Jon Marcus January 25, 2021 – 12:20 pm at

    Yeah, unless you (or someone) is going to be able to moderate them. And it sounds like that might be infeasible?
13. Geof Abruzzi January 25, 2021 – 12:36 pm at

    disable comments...they are the cesspools of the internet.
14. Edo January 25, 2021 – 12:50 pm at

    Yes. Also, please use Disqus or really anything other than Coral.
15. Jim_C January 25, 2021 – 12:56 pm at

    I’d prefer registration.
16. Bob B January 25, 2021 – 1:14 pm at

    I think requiring registration is a good idea.
17. Don Field January 25, 2021 – 1:17 pm at

    Yes and looking forward to a lunch in February if things continue improving...
18. Dave Crego January 25, 2021 – 2:26 pm at

    Yes, definitely allow comments. Looking forward to Kevin Drum unchained!
19. good2go January 25, 2021 – 2:27 pm at

    Yes. Disqus is good, at least better than that other thing MoJo uses.
20. KJ January 25, 2021 – 2:32 pm at

    Plrase enable an RSS feed, if you haven't already. It is the only way I can keep up
    1. Tod January 25, 2021 – 2:36 pm at

       It is already enabled. I have setup NetNewsWire to follow.
21. LowBrow January 25, 2021 – 3:01 pm at

    Register? Yes. It's not a question of IF but WHEN the trolls arrive.

    Three commenting features I've always appreciated are 1) being able to view comments in either Oldest or Newest order; 2) collapsible subthreads; 3) "upvotes" for when all I want to say is "good comment, I concur". Unless the theme already supports these, Disqus is probably the easiest option. But I assume there's a financial cost there. Coral would certainly eliminate me as a visitor. You can decide if that's a feature or a bug.

    P.S. This orange on white editor text is a little intense. Perhaps a burnt orange would be easier on my geezer eyes.
22. B January 25, 2021 – 3:25 pm at

    Yes to registration
23. Eric Kohnen January 25, 2021 – 4:11 pm at

    Yes, as long as I don’t have to create a password in order to post a comment.

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