Q&A about posting comments
Commenting using Disqus
Disqus is a comments system that’s new to this site, so I thought we should take the time to run through it to make commenters comfortable with and proficient at using it.
What is Disqus?
Disqus, pronounced discuss, is a service for blog comments. Disqus enables bloggers to make the conversations on their blogs more interactive and manageable. Our distributed comment system connects readers across blog communities, while empowering publishers in promoting their content.
In short, using Disqus is a better way for people to participate in conversations initially started by blog posts. Check out how Disqus enhances the discussion on this blog.
How does Disqus work?
Like your average blog comments system. With a few extra perks.
a compiled a little guide is below:
Sort comments
What? … You can sort the order of the comments to your own whim:By Oldest, Newest, Hot and Best.
How? … By pressing the above ‘OPTIONS’ button.
Please … Only reply when the Oldest or Newest setting is on, however, as this will mess up the structure and strived-for chronological and sequential nature of the comments.
Rate comments
How? … Comments can be rated using the arrows next to the display picture.Why? … Rating comments can, amongst other things, remove said comments - and even the person behind the comment himself from the blog due to his clout.
Questions, comments, complaints, compliments about the new commenting system? Leave a comment here or just message me.
Please … Only to use the ↓ rating for strictly inappropriate comments - not ones you formally disagree with in a discussion. Disqus allows the explicit feature flag as inappropriate, but I’ve chosen not to include this due to redundancy. The grounds for the ↑ rating are more subjective.
Undo your rating … by clicking the selected rating.
You can’t rate a comment, if … one of these conditions are met:
(1)It is your comment.
(2)The comment is a direct reply to you.
(3)You are not a verified user.
(4)Your clout is below a moderator-chosen threshold.
Editing your comment
You are able to edit your comment constantly, until someone replies to it. If you want to delete it, edit your comment to [DELETED], and I will delete it for you.Advice and guidelines
Remember to reply to the proper post; if you reply to the blog post, type in the default field; if you wish to reply to a comment, use the reply field appearing by pressing the ‘reply’ below that comment.Do I really need to create a user?
Nope, you can settle on commenting as an unverified user, if you don’t mind the couple of seconds it takes to claim your unverified profile one or creating a full profile. Though you won’t be able to have a profile, rate comments and deter and reward users, or be able to follow the comments of users you like.It is not necessary to register in order to post. However, those who do register will find a wealth of features such as being able to edit comments, follow the posts of all and/or individual posters, follow comments on all and/or individual threads, receive email updates, create a profile, subscribe to rss feeds and a handful of other great options. One really cool feature is the option of posting a video comment. Another is a threaded reply ability which enables posters to reply directly to the OP or to a particular poster.
Note: Anonymous comments (comments by unregistered users) are moderated. Registered comments are not moderated and will appear instantly. Or, use the brand new OpenID compatibility on the Disqus login page to log in using your username from services such as Google, Facebook, Hotmail - just to name a couple. At the moment, the feature isn’t integrated into the comments interface on the blogs themselves - yet.
Does Disqus support tags?
Some, yes. See below for a list I made after testing what popular and useful commenting tags Disqus supported.Tags working
<blockquote> - Quotes, and indents, a long excerpt.<hr /> Creates a horizontal line/rule.
<a href=”[link]”>[name]</a>
<b>
<i>
<u>
Tags not working
<li> - Creates a list.
<sub> - Subscripted text.
<sup> - Superscripted text.
By far the best way to participate and comment is to create a free profile at http://disqus.com, where you can set up email notifications, follow select posters or comments, keep track of your own comments, vote on posters, flag comments, etc.
<q> - Quotes a short excerpt.
<big> - Makes the text big. Duh.
<small> - Makes the text small. Duh again.
<del> - Strikes text (as the deprecated <strike>).
Web and mail addresses posted without any formatting are automatically converted.
Feel free to use this thread to play with and learn the commenting system.
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