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Dave of the Jungle · 1 year ago

My IQ has increased 10 points under this new regime. Cool.

Dave of the Jungle · 1 year ago

I think this whole thing is over my head.

Dave of the Jungle · 1 year ago

It seems fine to me with Firefox.

dad · 1 year ago

It is idiot proof.

see?

MoonDragon · 1 year ago

There's no such thing as idiot proof. They're far too creative and energetic for all paths to chaos to be covered.

md

Tom3 · 1 year ago

You did? I couldn't tell!! Really!!

Joshau Norton · 1 year ago

"If enough folks hate this, we can switch back to regular "flat" comments "

I think once people get used to it, they'll prefer the indents. I know I do. That way if someone want's to make every thread all Hillary/Obama all the time, they can have their own discussion going and everyone else can respond to what the original post is supposed to be really about before the gist of the thread is lost completely.

Ben Dover · 1 year ago

Test for new comment

theWalrus · 1 year ago

There's no "comment" link (next to "reddit" and FARK) in IE 7.0.

Joshau Norton · 1 year ago

For some reason, it works better in Firefox. IE keeps changing things on me and generating scripting error messages.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

I use both, but it would be nice if it worked in both.

Tom3 · 1 year ago

I didn't get that test, you better repeat it. 8^)

1billinnj2 · 1 year ago

i liked the other system but i can see that you can identify the troubled people that make the troubling comments. well back to politics-did anyone see the juancole.com article on why bush and cheney are going to attack iran soon. the article is very,very good . i recommend it to all who do not want a third war opening up in the very near future. thanks

Tom3 · 1 year ago

Indents SUCK and anybody who likes them is a young whippersnapper who should grow some goddamn HAIR!!

gustavmahler · 1 year ago

Somehow I have the feeling that this new system is anti-Hillary?

theWalrus · 1 year ago

I thought the same thing, too. Although a rating system can be helpful when it comes to music I think it will be too easy to be abused on a political blog.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

So far, I'm not impressed.
It slows the whole site down.
After one posts a comment there's a lot of jumping around the screen as it posts.
The threading makes it really difficult to see new comments (you have to scroll up and down looking) Having a flat system allows you to easily read the flow as it progresses.
There's no auto-refresh.
I'd rather not have my comments aggregated at Disqus.

Daniel Ha · 1 year ago

Under Options, you can set the sort order.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

Yes, I see that. I don't see how that helps. I just posted a reply ro someone else's post and it ended up nested halfway down the screen (just like this one will be...) and I had to hunt for it to see it.

Tom3 · 1 year ago

Somebody at WaPo just summed up the Democratic infighting that is going on in here and all over the Internets...

Itchy and Scratchy.

Pathfinder · 1 year ago

If it were idiot proof, I wouldn't be able to comment! :)

scooter in brooklyn · 1 year ago

i feel disoriented. even more so than usual.

Keith_in_Southwest_France · 1 year ago

hi scooter.. guess it works.

Keith_in_Southwest_France · 1 year ago

maybe

Tom3 · 1 year ago

In other news, Iraq contractor KBR is under investigation for accidentally electrocuting US troops in Iraq. Everything these no-bid contractor crooks built in Iraq is uninhabitable because nothing was built to code. They hired unskilled third world labor. US troops got killed because KBR didn't build their barracks to code.

Intotheabyss · 1 year ago

Better than Hell-o-Scan.

Human · 1 year ago

Other than rating comments I'm all for it. I would of been pretty upset if someone took my name though. Which will happen to others. And they will be pissed. And if that's not corrected, rightly so. Peace. Human at Carbon Paper

Tom3 · 1 year ago

Quick. lets steal all the troll names 8^)

Bison · 1 year ago

So now everyone can rate everyone else's comment, oh good, that promotes free speech.
I'm sure people wont be a little more intimidated to say what they feel knowing that they could loose the popularity contest.

No, I think it's a great idea to weed out the crazies and stupid people we don't agree with, send them to the bottom, show them how little we regard there input.

Good Job John,
AmericaBlog, because America needs another filtered communication system.

nicho · 1 year ago

Rating someone's comment has absolutely nothing to do with free speech -- any more than your commenting on John's statement ruined his freedom of speech.

BTW -- have you ever seen an unfiltered communication system? It is chaotic and totally useless. Just think of the phone book if they didn't put the names in alphabetical order -- just printed them according to the date the order for service came in.

Bison · 1 year ago

wow, you can't wait to start down voting the people you don't agree with, can you........

nicho · 1 year ago

Actually, I was waiting -- until now. Take that, sucker! :-)

nicho · 1 year ago

I LIKE it.

It is idiot proof. However, it's not "damn idiot" proof.

(They told me I should baby-proof my house. I did -- but they got in anyway.)

FNReedie · 1 year ago

One of the things I always loved about Americablog was the easy commenting ... hmmmmm. I guess I'll give it a try ...

FNReedie · 1 year ago

Oh ... and it seems to be working fine in Safari 3.1

theWalrus · 1 year ago

I'm not enjoying it..but then again, I'm not the young walrus I once was...

It suddenly seems all too formal and strict.

Tom3 · 1 year ago

The Hillbots are all giving me negative ratings. I wear them with pride.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

I just gave you a point.

That was easy.

Tom3 · 1 year ago

Lets have a ratings war!! And we still need to steal all the troll names before they figure out how to use this crazy thing.

Tom3 · 1 year ago

I see this is going to be a popularity contest. Kind of like our elections, now that the electorate has been dumbed down to the fifth grade level. Oh, wait...they're even dumber than fifth graders now, thanks to Jeff Foxworthy. We are doomed.

Bison · 1 year ago

I'm just going to automatically down vote everyone, you all deserve it.

John Aravosis · 1 year ago

Do that and I'll ban your ass so fast you won't know what hit you.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

Can we get Frequent Flyer Miles with our points?

Tom3 · 1 year ago

We've moved to a new thread

John Aravosis · 1 year ago

Yeah, I think IE has a problem with this (though some Firefox users are not seeing the link as well). I just added some code to at least show the comments link, though it won't show you the number of live comments. I think that should solve the missing-link problem, as it were.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

Yes, the link in now visible in IE7, thanks.

Tom3 · 1 year ago

I still hate indents. They make it so you can't just follow the thread from the top. And you get all these little subthings. Like kids talking in the back of the classroom.

Bison · 1 year ago

I'm running for Mayor of this thread, please find it in your heart to vote me to the top!

If elected I vow to govern this thread with honor and integrity.

With your help we can make it to the TOP!!

Plus, to date , I am running unopposed.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

Uh oh, this is gonna make "frist" look like childsplay.....

Bison · 1 year ago

lol

Arachnae · 1 year ago

If it means John will have to stop calling me a sock puppet, I'm fine with it.

IamSmartypants · 1 year ago

Somebody already had my username. Crap! Instead changing to "TheCommenterFormerlyKnownAsSmartypants", I decided to go with the more declarative "IamSmartypants". Kinda like Tony Curtis saying, "I am Spartacus". Err, yeah.

Human · 1 year ago

Just wait and see the sparks fly later tonight when a bunch of regulars find out that their names have been stolen by Hillbots. I'm also only rating one commenter. A minus each time I see the name. Not that I don't like the guy. I do. It's just that comment rating is too Orwellian for me. Guess which commenter? :)

John Aravosis · 1 year ago

Bye now. Really not putting up with crap anymore.

John Aravosis · 1 year ago

Use this link to create your comments account: http://www.disqus.com/login/ Oh, and I've edited the html so now the comments link should show up for IE, firefox and anyone else who was having a problem.

mangoes · 1 year ago

okay, I'm in!

PeteWa · 1 year ago

lol... my long time name is already taken.
oh well.

theWalrus · 1 year ago

Quick, somebody create a "cepan" account!

tduffy2 · 1 year ago

Finally, works with Firefox....

visiblelv · 1 year ago

comment test - OK someone say something stupid so I can comment on your stupid comment.

bobbyjoe · 1 year ago

I can log in through Netscape, but the log in screen still won't come up when you click "log in" through Internet Explorer. There, even after you've signed up for Disqus, it just re-routes you back to the same article, but you're still not logged in (at least it does on my computer). On Netscape, it works fine, though. Is anyone else having the same problem?

Poopyman · 1 year ago

Same for me as for Bobbyjoe: Mozilla - yes, IE - no.

I let it cycle me about 3 times before I finally caught on.

--P

Chris From Maine · 1 year ago

testing testing 1.2.3...

i dont like this new system. its backwards (new comments on top) and while it might have cool new features, its kinda hard to read and the indented system breaks up the flow.

just sayin.

whtthfgg · 1 year ago

dude...click the options button up top..change it round

BorninUSA · 1 year ago

Why can't I login using my old name? How do I change the name I post as?

BorninUSA · 1 year ago

The old system you could post under 2 or 3 different names. Won't that work here?

Andrew · 1 year ago

The change I could have done without as the old syatem seems better. Couldn'r get to use my original scrren name Andrew so I decided to pick Art as an alternative.....:(

Human · 1 year ago

Then how did you login using Andrew?

BorninUSA · 1 year ago

Several people are using their previous usernames. Why won't the system let me use mine? It tells me that name is already taken. Don't think so. Is there anyone out there who can help me?

Human · 1 year ago

No. It's a big weakness in changing. Most likely the name was taken by another who is not an Americablog commenter. If they are , they will save it for a proper time to hit you with it. It's not called War Blogging for nothing. I've already armed myself ;)
What was your name?
Peace.

BorninUSA · 1 year ago

This system sucks!!!

jackie2 · 1 year ago

I didn't have to register - weird.

John Aravosis · 1 year ago

You must have registered on another site that uses the same system. I know the system also is compatible with OpenID.

jackie2 · 1 year ago

Most likely - I don't comment very often, but I don't think I was Jackie2 here - I can't remember who I was here prior - Maybe Jackie? I do know I'm Jackie2 @ The Moderate Voice. They must use same system. Heh, I don't comment there very often either. I'm mostly a lurker. I love reading comments, but very rarely do I feel compelled to comment as many others already voice my opinion/thoughts and I can read all the inflammatory responses to them without getting caught in the fray ;-)

Chimpeach · 1 year ago

Hey I think I like this

Guav · 1 year ago

I cannot begin to tell you how much better threaded comments are than flat comments ... I pretty much don't even bother commenting on sites with flat comments, they are a nightmare.

Ellie · 1 year ago

Works great! I like this!

BeccaMorn · 1 year ago

I like the new system. Can't say I'm crazy about having to sign up for a new service...but if this gets the job done and reduces your headaches, it's fine.

I do like the threaded feature, by the way. Flat comments are almost impossible to read or make sense of, once the total posts go beyond 10 or 20.

clyde · 1 year ago

tried to use this on 3 different computers and found that this new system only will let me log in on one of them. One one the login screen is misformatted and on another it just brings me back to the login again. Keep in mind that this is only a beta build, not final.

mirth · 1 year ago

Add me to the list that does not like indents.

mirth · 1 year ago

test...again

mirth · 1 year ago

test