Comments on: 5 Thoughts about Improving Comments

By: human3rror

human3rror — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:11:05 +0000

that's a great idea too!

By: Roger Vest

Roger Vest — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:54:10 +0000

maybe have a few pre-formatted answers (like a poll or survey) which would give you a sense of their opinion of your post. This would be in addition to the regular comment possibility

By: markalves

markalves — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:15:22 +0000

For blogs that generate tons of comments, the Slashdot rating system is handy because you can filter to see only those comments that receive a certain minimum score.

Having a preview option before publishing a comment is helpful since some systems treat formatting in unexpected ways.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:16:31 +0000

I third the agreement.

By: Craig Saboe

Craig Saboe — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:43:38 +0000

YOU FORGOT THE CONTROL TO KEEP ANGRY PEOPLE FROM TYPING IN ALL CAPS.

I kinda like your "Think before you post" idea – set a javascript timer on load and don't pop the comment box up until a certain amount of time passes… Someone with a blog much more popular than mine should try this and see if it improves comment quality or not.

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:02:35 +0000

I use the WP Ajax Comments plugin, which allows users 5 minutes to change those regretful words. I agree on your other points as well, though I will admit for some reason, I comment far more quickly on larger comment forms that have plenty of padding in the fields. It's just my own obsession.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:22:33 +0000

i read every word of this post…good pointers…

By: stephenbateman

stephenbateman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:09 +0000

I second the agreement. Comments are on some level the point of blogging…

By: Brian Alexander

Brian Alexander — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:38:08 +0000

Never use pop-ups! Thanks Ad-Block plus in FF!

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:12:07 +0000

Dude I totally agree! If you read it… you should comment.

And yes, John does a great job of interacting with his readers in the comment section here at ChurchCrunch. I believe he's even blogged about that ideology before.