Try out the new comments system! - Page 2

After a brisk nap · 10-03-2007, 07:41 AM

I'm sorry your message disappeared. I would have liked to hear your comments. If you want to summarize, I'll see if I can respond to your concerns.

Lucien21 · 10-03-2007, 08:42 AM

Quick question,

What is the netiquite for the comments feature.

Is it solely for commenting on the aticles and what should you do if you are wanting to comment on something another commenter said.

It could develop into a discussion which is more useful on the forum.

Should we jsut make general comments on the articles etc, but if we want a more discussion we should start a forum thread on the article.

Lucien21 · 10-03-2007, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

I'm not sure if this is the right place to file a complaint, but I think it's the new comment thingy that caused, and I don't like it!

That is, the comments thingy is spiffy, but I don't like the fact that now the layout is messed up. Look at the area just beneath the green task bar of Adventure Gamers. There's something overlapping with the forum navigation path.

(Also, note that Rob's comment is very fitting.

)

-

-

Why do you have that many tabs open. Shirley you can't read them all at once. Wouldn't it make more sense to bookmark them all and go to them when you need to.

Wasting bandwidth

***Jackal*** · 10-03-2007, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucien21

What is the netiquite for the comments feature.

Is it solely for commenting on the aticles and what should you do if you are wanting to comment on something another commenter said.

It could develop into a discussion which is more useful on the forum.

Should we jsut make general comments on the articles etc, but if we want a more discussion we should start a forum thread on the article.

This is new for us, too, so we're learning as we go. For general guidelines, I can think of a few suggestions:

1) Each poster's first comment should include some observations on the article in question. Jumping in simply for the purpose of responding to another comment is pretty bad form.

2) Once a person submits a first comment (or within the same first post), I think responding once to another comment is fair game. More than that becomes an ongoing dialogue, and that probably is best directed to the forums.

3) If you're posting something for the purpose of seeking a response from someone else (other than the article writer or AG staff, I mean), that should probably be taken to the forums.

Trumgottist · 10-03-2007, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackal

3) If you're posting something for the purpose of seeking a response from someone else (other than the article writer or AG staff, I mean), that should probably be taken to the forums.

Or if it's something that may be of interest to people other than the article writer or AG staff. People are not likely to check the articles for new comments.

***Jackal*** · 10-03-2007, 02:01 PM

I wouldn't really agree with that. Far more people read the articles than ever visit the forums, and if the comments are interesting, I see no reason why people won't check for comment updates. In fact, we even have Latest Comments link on the home page now.

Trumgottist · 10-03-2007, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackal

Far more people read the articles than ever visit the forums,

That's because the articles are more worth reading than posts by Swedish music teachers and other random incoherent people. I doubt moving the comments to the article pages will make them more interesting.

But I'm often wrong, so I may be so now too. Maybe the new commenting ability will attract another crowd.

*Melanie68* · 10-03-2007, 03:10 PM

Along with forum regulars, we would like to hear from those who visit the main site but don't necessarily feel comfortable posting in the forums. We're hoping the comment system gives them a nice place to let us know what they think.

Jazhara7 · 10-04-2007, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucien21

-

Why do you have that many tabs open. Shirley you can't read them all at once. Wouldn't it make more sense to bookmark them all and go to them when you need to.

Wasting bandwidth

Because if I close them, I forget about them. Most of them I check daily, some of them are ones that I left there as a reminder that I want to read them and then close them (sometimes, after having those open for a time, I just bookmark them in the hope of remembering that I wanted to read them, and then close them. I usually forget about those, then, so that's why I do keep them open, you see.).

So yeah, it wouldn't work with the bookmarks for me.

-

RLacey · 10-04-2007, 11:01 AM

That browser has far too many tabs. I barely ever get above four or five

.

Jazhara7 · 10-05-2007, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLacey

That browser has far too many tabs. I barely ever get above four or five

.

Yeah, it's not easy being as perfect as I. Now *BATHE IN MY GLORY*!!!

-

kuze · 10-05-2007, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucien21

-

Why do you have that many tabs open. Shirley you can't read them all at once. Wouldn't it make more sense to bookmark them all and go to them when you need to.

Wasting bandwidth

Wasting screenspace is more like it. Jeez, you can barely see the page.

Jazhara7 · 10-05-2007, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuze

Wasting screenspace is more like it. Jeez, you can barely see the page.

It's only half the screen! I never fill up more than half the screen with tabs.

Also, I am working hard on reducing the number of tabs at all times.

-

RLacey · 10-05-2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

Yeah, it's not easy being as perfect as I. Now *BATHE IN MY GLORY*!!!

-

No. Your glory smells weird.

*Melanie68* · 10-05-2007, 02:46 PM

*cough*how'boutthosecomments!*cough*

***Marek*** · 10-05-2007, 02:48 PM

Every time you don't post a comment, God kills a kitten.

So that's a lot of kittens. Think about it.

*Melanie68* · 10-05-2007, 03:30 PM

I'll make sure they're spayed or neutered, so no worries in that department.

Jazhara7 · 10-06-2007, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLacey

No. Your glory smells weird.

That would be because it's Wasabi. Very stinging smell in the nose, though not unpleasant. Also, if you eat too much (read: More than what fits on the tip of a knife blade), it will cauterise your nasal cavity.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marek

Every time you don't post a comment, God kills a kitten.

So that's a lot of kittens. Think about it.

Ah, as long as it's just kittens and not Zombies, I'm fine.

But alright, I like the comments feature. I generally like commenting on stuff, and the easier it is, the better.

-

Giligan · 10-06-2007, 06:31 AM

Wasabi is the most utterly foul substance ever labeled as a consumer product.

In other news, I think I got the first comment in on the entire site, on Marek's comment ability announcment blog post. It never showed up, though, what's up with that?

***Marek*** · 10-06-2007, 06:39 AM

Maybe it didn't pass approval? I remember one of the first comments just mentioned something about the HoM, which that post wasn't really about. Don't know if that was yours, though.

10-03-2007, 07:41 AM	#21
After a brisk nap Elegantly copy+pasted Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,773	I'm sorry your message disappeared. I would have liked to hear your comments. If you want to summarize, I'll see if I can respond to your concerns. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Please excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog.

10-03-2007, 08:42 AM	#22
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Quick question, What is the netiquite for the comments feature. Is it solely for commenting on the aticles and what should you do if you are wanting to comment on something another commenter said. It could develop into a discussion which is more useful on the forum. Should we jsut make general comments on the articles etc, but if we want a more discussion we should start a forum thread on the article. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

10-03-2007, 02:01 PM	#26
*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	I wouldn't really agree with that. Far more people read the articles than ever visit the forums, and if the comments are interesting, I see no reason why people won't check for comment updates. In fact, we even have Latest Comments link on the home page now. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-03-2007, 03:10 PM	#28
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Along with forum regulars, we would like to hear from those who visit the main site but don't necessarily feel comfortable posting in the forums. We're hoping the comment system gives them a nice place to let us know what they think. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-04-2007, 11:01 AM	#30
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	That browser has far too many tabs. I barely ever get above four or five . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

10-05-2007, 02:46 PM	#35
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	coughhow'boutthosecomments!cough Share Share this post on Twitter

10-05-2007, 02:48 PM	#36
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Every time you don't post a comment, God kills a kitten. So that's a lot of kittens. Think about it. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-05-2007, 03:30 PM	#37
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	I'll make sure they're spayed or neutered, so no worries in that department. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-06-2007, 06:31 AM	#39
Giligan The Greater Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 6,541	Wasabi is the most utterly foul substance ever labeled as a consumer product. In other news, I think I got the first comment in on the entire site, on Marek's comment ability announcment blog post. It never showed up, though, what's up with that? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. -Cliff Bleszinski

10-06-2007, 06:39 AM	#40
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Maybe it didn't pass approval? I remember one of the first comments just mentioned something about the HoM, which that post wasn't really about. Don't know if that was yours, though. Share Share this post on Twitter

User Name		Remember Me?
Password