Comments on: Do you read any sites for comments alone?

By: Rarst

Rarst — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:07:28 +0000

@DataRat

Yeah, commenters on large sites can get pretty crazy. Publishers usually seem happy to see shitstorm (page views and such) but if neglected it will go to the bad place Engadget had reached.

From my experience managing large amount of comments/forum posts is a balance between having strict moderator and not letting them be asses to others.

By: The DataRat

The DataRat — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:05:22 +0000

Engadget has turned off commenting !

http://www.betanews.com/article/Engadget-shuts-down-commenting-Comment-about-it-here/1265138654

The tone of their notice being sort of a power struggle for
who controls Engadget. A rather amazing proposition.

There’s some forums/blogs where the comments are better than
the articles. Others where the comments are so consistently
sarcastic and negative that I never read them. Teenage snotty
brats !

But an informed and articulate readership with keen insights
represents an invaluable asset.

The DataRat

By: Sandrina

Sandrina — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:27:26 +0000

It depends on the website or the topic. Comments are really thought provoking so I would like to read them all, but I prefer sticking to specific threads too….

By: Rarst

Rarst — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:25:10 +0000

@Sandrina

Do you subscribe to comments from whole site or to comments on specific posts you comment on?

Sometimes I think it would be nice to read few complete comments feeds, but so far I stick with specific threads.

By: Sandrina

Sandrina — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:40:23 +0000

Comments present a unique source of ideas, opinions and feedback on a certain topic.
As for me, there is a limit of comments I can follow , it is easy to get lost among hundreds of them especially if I subscribe for followup comments.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:19:30 +0000

@JeeMan

I am biased as owner so it’s good to hear readers also find comments here worth attention. :)

On Lifehacker – I am not a fan of their comments. There are indeed excellent suggestions occasionally, but comments area is poorly designed, has confusing threading and mandatory login. I had registered there once but ended up unable to login or reset my password.

By: JeeMan

JeeMan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:50:00 +0000

There are two sites where I read the comments: here and at lifehacker.com

At lifehacker, in the comments of the posts about softwares or hive five, I have found some excellent pieces of softwares. True Gems! :D

Never heard of reddit, I think I’ll have a look.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:25:07 +0000

@Jonny

Guess I am not alone in my fondness for comments there. :)

By the way I need to tinker some mashup stuff for myself, core feeds I read are so settled it got slightly boring lately.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:17:28 +0000

I quite often read the comments from Reddit when I pick up a Reddit story in my Digg, Reddit, Slashdot, Del.icio.us Mashup v2 feed.

The comments there range through some of the most observant, funny, clever and silly things that i’ve ever read. It’s one of the few times I actually LOL when not watching a silly video.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:16:37 +0000

@tincanman

Thank you! I am not much into music myself, but many readers might like such series. :)

I’ve linkified so it’s easier to visit – correct me if that is wrong URL.