First!
I have switched to the Disqus commenting platform, so if your comment is gone. Sorry.
I made the decision because Disqus is a valuable tool for blogs. As a reader it allows you to carry your ID from blog to blog as well as your discussions. While many blogs on Wordpress allow comments with Google ID or OpenID, for me there has been no true way to port “GregHay” around the Internet. I’ve been siloed to your blog or site, not allowing my awesome comments to start a greater discussion. I’m kidding, my comments aren’t that awesome. But there is huge value in allowing comments to work across networks.
Disqus allows non-bloggers to steer conversation!
Many blogs have done “Banned Commenter of the Month” posts, which are basically just public outings of griefers and until now there hasn’t really been a good way for readers to impact discussions. Sure, they could say something crazy or be a nuisance with “ ^ You suck” but they really couldn’t do the heavy lifting of carrying discussions. As I build out my network and more blogs install Disqus, I hope that posts and discussions become much more dynamic and lead to cross pollination of ideas; allowing readers’ comments to do the long tail lifting.
So feel free to comment… what’s the worst that happens?
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