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Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Karin H — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:43:07 -0000

Hi Daniel, nice to meet you.

what I meant was co.mments, which captures - if I want - all the conversations I want to follow - doesn't work on blogs where Disqus is involved.
I like to keep things simple, all in one place, 'cos like most of us, I'm pretty busy and might not find time to check 3,4, 5 or more conversation trackers daily.

Karin H.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

obscurelyfamous — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:02:11 -0000

Hi Karin, you can track comments by looking at your profile.

There are RSS feeds as well.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

peter vajda — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:53:09 -0000

Steve, is there a quick way to show me how ths works..

thanks in advance, and what does "unveified" mean?next to the "Post" command.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:12:03 -0000

Karin,

Hmm. I know that Daniel from Disqus is tracking this thread. Daniel, how about this?

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Karin H — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:06:27 -0000

Hi Steve

It seems if you not 'join' the Disqus community you can't follow the comments any other way. I use co.mments to keep track of conversations, but the Disqus system won't let it track it. That's one way to get 'clients' ;-)

Karin H

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:03:12 -0000

Clearly not "now"!

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:01:53 -0000

Peter,

The community thing offers the opportunity to follow specific threads as well as follow other comments which the registrant has made on other blogs. It's pretty cool if you want to see the totality of one's work and thinking. This would work for you and me because you are a guest writer elsewhere and I would--according to my understanding--automatically be able to see where you've posted and join your conversation there. I kind of like that ability.

As for Reply vs. Comment: You can "reply" to a specific comment and it's threaded that way for easier tracking. Or, you can simply "comment" on the post itself.

I have mentioned this elsewhere but I will say it again here: I think that Daniel Ha at Disqus is on to something with this. It is not intrusive, just different and has lots of possibilities. So I am going to give him the best shot possible. He's responsive, timely, and clearly into what he's developing.

Hope that clears up at least some things, Peter. Thanks for the direct questions.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

obscurelyfamous — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:57:04 -0000

Now and then. :)

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:49:07 -0000

Right. Thanks, Daniel.

OK: When do you sleep:-) ?

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:48:25 -0000

Robyn,

I'm pleased to hear that you have the same take on Daniel's work. He's already responded and I'm hoping that his system blossoms. I can see the potential.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

obscurelyfamous — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:44:05 -0000

You can add a new comment or rely to an existing one.

Comment threads are structured in this system.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

RobynMcIntyre — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:43:07 -0000

Thanks, Steve, for clarifying things for me. I agree that Daniel is on to
something and I was impressed, though not surprised, that he would want to
monitor the thread. That's what good geeks do. He's definitely someone to
watch; with his vision and commitment to excellence, he is probably a
pleasure to know.

Robyn

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:54:58 -0000

Robyn,

The thorough response is helpful and appreciated. The intent here wasn't to create the common social networking kind of community but to have a way for readers and commenters to follow particular threads of posts. So from that standpoint, one could use the word "community" and it would be as good as any other description.

What I don't want to do is anything that will deter readers from commenting, since that's always been a strength here at ATW. I am hoping that Disqus will promote vs. get in the way of that.

I believe that Daniel Ha is onto something here and it is a work in progress. He is very responsive (as you can tell from him jumping into the conversation). I'm going to see if there is something else that I can do from this end to help readers get more comfortable.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:38:09 -0000

Well, I hope that hasn't happened before. Thanks for the heads-up. Am back today following the thread and trying to sort things out.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:36:51 -0000

Jo,

Appreciate you checking it out.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:19:31 -0000

Hi, Karin,

Well, that's helpful. My intent was not to create a new community since, as you mention, we already have one:-) My hope was that it would be an easier way for people to follow the threads of a particular conversation, which it does provide.

Will make a decision by week's end.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:00:41 -0000

Thanks for stopping by, Daniel.

Can you explain the distinction between reply and comment?

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Karin H — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:00:54 -0000

Hi Steve

Encountered Disqus before - only this weekend - but not sure if it's a 'help'. I mean, I read blog/articles and when appropriate I join in the conversation. Don't see the 'benefit' of entering/joining a community? A blog, its readers and commenters is a community on its own, not?

Too many 'communities' are poppin-up any way. If you like that, be my guest, if you don't - why be sometimes almost forced to join?

So I'll leave my comment unverified - I'm sure you know who I am ;-)

Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Wally Bock — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:52:06 -0000

I just tried to leave a comment on the Memorial Day post. No joy. There's no comment box.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Jo — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:21:56 -0000

And where is the community thing? Don't see that at all.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Jo — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:20:09 -0000

I used it OK but I think the first time I commented without realizing theire were comments below, ah let me check again.
Yep done it again. No suggestion that there is anything else to read. So now conversation.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

obscurelyfamous — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:53:57 -0000

Hi guys,

I'm popping in from Disqus. Sorry to hear that some are having difficulties using the Disqus system. I'm going to keep an eye on this thread so we know what's going on.

Thanks,
Daniel @ Disqus

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

RobynMcIntyre — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:03:38 -0000

Everything displays nicely now, but when I first tried to use it, I couldn't get it to display properly until I reloaded the page in an IE tab. The community joining thing was kind of confusing because I was focused on leaving a comment, not joining another social network (I'm 56! My grey head will explode!). Personally, I hate having to register in order to comment, and if I'm feeling particularly tired or the site is someplace I don't frequent, I'll blow off leaving a comment. Having said that, I've decided I must return to moderating the comments on my blog because of sneaky spammers. I don't know that requiring registration would end that, but I'm not willing to go there, yet.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

peter vajda — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:50:47 -0000

Steve, what is "the community thing?" and what's the difference between reply and comment?
Thanks in advance.

Re: Disqus Comment Question for Readers. Help!

Steve Roesler — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:44:53 -0000

David.

Ok, the box is good. What are the problems getting in? I may not be able to replicate them as the "owner" of the dashboard.

And...is the "community" thing easy to opt into or do I need to issue and ongoing invitation?