Monday, February 20, 2012

Threaded comments?

So... the Blog o' Doom here has suddenly acquired threaded comments. I have very mixed feelings about this - for short exchanges they can be kind of fun, but in any sort of extended conversation they're unhelpful if not actively confusing. So what do the rest of you think? Should I be looking for a way to turn that, erm, "feature" off?
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  1. AmandaFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    My blog has been spared thus far, and I believe will probably continue to be spared since I'm running an unbelievably archaic blogger layout.

    I'd leave it active for now, although you could try to find the off-switch for this particular bug-erm-feature should it become unwieldy.

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  2. Andrew HallFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:06 PM

    Meh, I use Disqus and have had only minor issues with it.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Threaded comments are necessary. They facilitate discussion and interaction. That said, I would limit how deep the comment nesting can go. I set my blog at 5. This keeps the discussions from getting strung out.

    Just my personal opinion. InusecDisqus too.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    I use disqus too. Damn iPad. :)

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