Disqus - Friends of alpinefolk

Re: Become A Blogging Pundit In 5 Easy Steps

StevenHodson — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:25:45 -0000

And I would add a number 6 - be a cranky old fart all the time about everything :)

Re: It's Blogroll Cleaning Time

StevenHodson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:47:47 -0000

I agree that most blogrolls are a waste of time and for the longest time I never had one. Then recently I decided to add one but only those bloggers I consider a part of My A-List were added; or get added.

I figure this way folks who click on the links will be gettiing something of value rather than just a long list of questionable content.

Re: some questions

StevenHodson — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:02:52 -0000

in that case I'll give a try and see how it goes.

Thanks for the reply

Edit: I will say this - extremely simple to get up and running. However until there is a way for me to import my existing comment base it kind of defeats the purpose as from what I could see it is like starting of fresh with all posts having 0 comments. This unfortunately isn't going to work for me but I would suggest the system to anyone just starting out with a fresh blog.

Re: Disqus snubs Blog World Expo, rattles Blogosphere

StevenHodson — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:33:09 -0000

Even without your tongue firmly planted in cheek :) I for am glad you decided to to stick around home and get work done.

Now about that swag that you have left over from not going :) LOL

Re: Does Google hate PayPerPost?

StevenHodson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:54:06 -0000

I gotta admit that even though I don't like the PPP method of income generation I'm not so sure that Google's moves in this area shouldn't be examined very very closely. After all using any advertising method that is a competitor to Google AdSense that can result in your losing status by a drop in another Google service definitely should sound some warning bells.

Re: Apple's brand promise, and how blogging can fix it (Scripting News)

StevenHodson — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:39:19 -0000

As I said in a post today --- Apple - welcome to the great unwashed masses they aren't going to be as kind as the die hard Mac users.

Re: Apple's brand promise, and how blogging can fix it (Scripting News)

StevenHodson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:05:10 -0000

funny I haven't had to replace a single motherbiard or had a harddrive fail because of Vista. Both might had to chug a little under the weight of it but that is all.

Re: Apple's brand promise, and how blogging can fix it (Scripting News)

StevenHodson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:18:03 -0000

I am not so sure if it is so much a mark of the advertising as it is in a couple of other factors. the primary one is that Microsoft messed up with Vista even though they are talking up the recent sales figures for it. The other factor was the switch by Apple to using the Intel processor.

It doesn't hurt either that Apple does make some sweet looking hardware and people are increasingly looking at computers as more than just a utilitarian box sitting on their desk in the corner.

Re: A question/clarification on the moderation settings

StevenHodson — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:55:45 -0000

It seems I made a bit of a goof up about my statement concerning the Import feature so I was wondering what the current timetable is for the import feature?

Also IIRC mention was made about being able to implement Disqus but still keep what existing comments there in place rather than them disappearing when you enable the plugin ... where would I find this setting?

Is there a roadmap anywhere of what the current timetable is for feature additions and some of what we can expect down the road?

Re: Facebook Beacon: A Cautionary Tale About New Media Monopolies

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:36:16 -0000

I first wrote about Beacon back on November the 2nd and even then called it a bad idea

http://www.winextra.com/200...

Re: A request that may be stretching it a bit

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:02:57 -0000

Well I've installed Disqus and will be giving it a run for the money and as you can see suggestions and requests are already coming down the pipe :)

Re: A Potential windfall for blogs

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:56:46 -0000

Additionally another idea would be a widget that could display the top 10 or so HOT topics being discussed within the Disqus system .. meaning posts with the most comments and or the most comments by the highest rated commentors

okay I'll stop for now LOL :)

Re: A request that may be stretching it a bit

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:18:48 -0000

also if the time comes and one of the forum packages you consider on doing an import routine for is SMF(http://www.simplemachines.o... I'd be more than willing to help out however I can.

Re: Chiming in with a couple more requests

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:30:40 -0000

Thanks for the CSS lead to fix that problem.

To explain the first request the easiest way would be to look at any post on my blog but it goes something like this

Post Title about some cute dog doing cuting stuff
Date of when post was written and who wrote it
Number of Comments for the post

What I was looking for was a template hook to show how many comments there are about how cute the dog is.

do that help make it clearer? or should I head back for the coffee post and try again :)

Re: Chiming in with a couple more requests

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:56:11 -0000

The "0 Comments" on the main page of the blog is a template hook for a WP plugin that count the number of comments made on that post.

From my limited understanding (and lack of coffee) your count - using this post as an example - of "3 Posts" won't show up as a comment count on the originating post.

Example. .. If I was to write a comment to the "Slight change in the comment system" it would show up on the comment page the same as it does here : 1 Post

But on the main page of the blog it would show as 0 Comments because there is no hook to your comment counter

Make better sense or am I still out in left field :) ?

Re: A slight change in the Comments system

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:17:49 -0000

wow .. nice to see quick responses. It's interesting as that it first displays "View Comments" and then changes to "#n Comments"

excellent work Daniel .. thanks

Re: Chiming in with a couple more requests

StevenHodson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:20:10 -0000

and it worked perfectly .. a big thanks. I know it's a minor thing but I liked having it there.

Re: DreamScene is nothing but a waste

StevenHodson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:32:10 -0000

Sorry I don't need extra memory as the 2G I already have is plenty for my needs and yes I never said that something like DreamScene is cool<,i> my point is that running a resource sucking feature that typically will never be seen since the majority of the time the desktop is covered with open applications doesn't make any sense at all.

but then I guess if you just sit there running you machine and not do anything on it something like DreamScene will help pass the time.

Re: A slight change in the Comments system

StevenHodson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:37:46 -0000

I had a look at all three - Disqus, sezWho and Intense Debate. I went with Disqus because - well I can't really give a difinative reason other than I like the system.

As for your other questions I'll have to get back to you after using it for awhile.

Re: A slight change in the Comments system

StevenHodson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:05:04 -0000

one other reason why I went with Disqus is because they have also included the ability to have an integrated forums and in my talks with Daniel there is a possiblity of being able to import existing forums into their system which for me would be a great thing .. especially considering the time saving Admin wise.

Re: A slight change in the Comments system

StevenHodson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:43:34 -0000

Right now Disqus has the methods to export any comments within their system so that you can import into your native blog comments.

It is the import from your comment system into the Disqus one that they are working on right now. Apparently they haven't wanted to rush the process in order to make sure that they get it right.

Re: Hey Saint Nick .. can I please have one of these

StevenHodson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:05:41 -0000

the unfortunate part of that idea is that Amazon won't ship electronic and the such across the border. I'm lucky enough that they ship books.

Re: A slight change in the Comments system

StevenHodson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:27:33 -0000

actually Jeffro there is a much simpler way to do what you want. If you look just under the main (top) text entry are you will see to links that will give you the RSS feed to both track comments and also of the Comment stream for that post.

What I do in FeedDemon is have a separate folder which is where I put all the comment feeds I am following from posts I have commented on.

The nice thing I find so far with disqus is that there are so many way to pull RSS from right across their system.

Re: A slight change in the Comments system

StevenHodson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:32:05 -0000

One of the other things that is good about the Disqus system is commentors can have a points system - or Clout as Disqus calls it which can raise a commenter's standing within the Disqus comment ecosphere.

From their FAQ on what clout is and how it is used:

Clout is our numerical measure of a person's reputation across blogs in the Disqus discussion network. This number aids our spam and troll filtering. Your clout is determined by a few different things, but mainly by the popularity of the comments you make.

Re: Social networks are destroying blogging

StevenHodson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:44:25 -0000

primarily yes that is the point I am trying to get across. The key being that with the advent of things like Facebook and the such it has become more important who is say something rather than what is actually being said.