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  • Disqus replacement goes belly-up

    From Ed Rush@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 15 14:46:20 2022
    Comics Kingdom's new replacement for the Disqus commenting software has been totally dormant lately. Perhaps they read some of the complaints and yanked it to try again.

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Ed Rush on Thu Dec 15 18:35:56 2022
    On 12/15/2022 5:46 PM, Ed Rush wrote:
    Comics Kingdom's new replacement for the Disqus commenting software
    has been totally dormant lately. Perhaps they read some of the
    complaints and yanked it to try again.

    Not sure what you mean, I see comments on today's comics.

    Oddly, the comments cannot be accessed easily from the subscribers-only Favorites page. One has to go through the archive (or otherwise
    navigate) to a particular strip, even the current one. Evidently their engagement strategy excludes people who already subscribe.

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without
    expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.
    - Kurt Vonnegut

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  • From dollarbill@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Fri Dec 16 02:06:27 2022
    On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:35:59 PM UTC-5, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 12/15/2022 5:46 PM, Ed Rush wrote:
    Comics Kingdom's new replacement for the Disqus commenting software
    has been totally dormant lately. Perhaps they read some of the
    complaints and yanked it to try again.
    Not sure what you mean, I see comments on today's comics.

    Oddly, the comments cannot be accessed easily from the subscribers-only Favorites page. One has to go through the archive (or otherwise
    navigate) to a particular strip, even the current one. Evidently their engagement strategy excludes people who already subscribe.

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without
    expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.
    - Kurt Vonnegut
    Mark put it so succinctly...why make subscribers jump through hoops to find out how to access the comments? They almost seem hidden. I had to have to discover this-->go to archives and select TODAY'S comic to read, much less comment, on the strip.
    Oh, improvement (?!?) coming "sometime" in 2023 for the site. Hmmm and hah.

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  • From dollarbill@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Fri Dec 16 02:09:41 2022
    On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:35:59 PM UTC-5, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 12/15/2022 5:46 PM, Ed Rush wrote:
    Comics Kingdom's new replacement for the Disqus commenting software
    has been totally dormant lately. Perhaps they read some of the
    complaints and yanked it to try again.
    Not sure what you mean, I see comments on today's comics.

    Oddly, the comments cannot be accessed easily from the subscribers-only Favorites page. One has to go through the archive (or otherwise
    navigate) to a particular strip, even the current one. Evidently their engagement strategy excludes people who already subscribe.

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without
    expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.
    - Kurt Vonnegut

    Mark put it so succinctly...why make subscribers jump through hoops to find out how to access the comments? They almost seem hidden. I had to discover this-->go to archives and then select TODAY'S comic to read, much less comment, on the strip.
    Oh, they say improvement (?!?) coming "sometime" in 2023 for the site. Hmmm and hah!

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  • From Ed Rush@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Sat Dec 17 16:32:34 2022
    On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 3:35:59 PM UTC-8, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 12/15/2022 5:46 PM, Ed Rush wrote:
    Comics Kingdom's new replacement for the Disqus commenting software
    has been totally dormant lately. Perhaps they read some of the
    complaints and yanked it to try again.
    Not sure what you mean, I see comments on today's comics.

    I can't explain why Mark got 'em and I didn't, for a couple of days, but today the comments were back.

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  • From John W Kennedy@21:1/5 to Ed Rush on Sat Dec 17 20:34:45 2022
    On 12/17/22 7:32 PM, Ed Rush wrote:
    On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 3:35:59 PM UTC-8, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 12/15/2022 5:46 PM, Ed Rush wrote:
    Comics Kingdom's new replacement for the Disqus commenting software
    has been totally dormant lately. Perhaps they read some of the
    complaints and yanked it to try again.
    Not sure what you mean, I see comments on today's comics.

    I can't explain why Mark got 'em and I didn't, for a couple of days, but today the comments were back.

    I, too, see comments, and, if I make one, get both Likes and replies.

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    Algernon Burbage, Lord Roderick, Father Martin, Bishop Baldwin,
    King Pellinore, Captain Bailey, Merlin -- A Kingdom for a Stage!

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