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@chongo
"At least we can upvote my brilliant comments"
I don't usually correct people's comments, but I found it ironically funny.
Did you do that on purpose?
"At least we can upvote my brilliant comments"
I don't usually correct people's comments, but I found it ironically funny.
Did you do that on purpose?
@pukota
Don't worry pal, I will not be downvoting (the majority of) your comments. I loves you too much.
Ppl like me however...
Don't worry pal, I will not be downvoting (the majority of) your comments. I loves you too much.
Ppl like me however...
@PrinceHeir
You have the option to receive emails when you get a reply. I think that feature is on by default. You also have a disqus page where you can view all your posts and replies to your posts which makes keeping track of your comments much easier. There's also a mini notification thing at the top of every comment box.
You have the option to receive emails when you get a reply. I think that feature is on by default. You also have a disqus page where you can view all your posts and replies to your posts which makes keeping track of your comments much easier. There's also a mini notification thing at the top of every comment box.
I have a feeling that the trolls/fanboys are going to get all upvotes, and the legit convos are going to get down voted...
@Master Snake
I would wear your down-vote as a badge of honor, good sir.
@Ace829
I don't mind disagreeing with people or arguing over points at all. It's kind of fun, as long as it doesn't turn into a childish name calling contest. As for Jim Sterling, I just don't like his approach on a lot of levels. I think it's so negative, especially next to the writers on Destructoid who seem to like gaming a lot. I could expand on that, but other people would turn it into a shouting match. I'll just say that it's much the same reasons why I hate the rise of the political pundit in the political entertainment world, and leave it at that.
I would wear your down-vote as a badge of honor, good sir.
@Ace829
I don't mind disagreeing with people or arguing over points at all. It's kind of fun, as long as it doesn't turn into a childish name calling contest. As for Jim Sterling, I just don't like his approach on a lot of levels. I think it's so negative, especially next to the writers on Destructoid who seem to like gaming a lot. I could expand on that, but other people would turn it into a shouting match. I'll just say that it's much the same reasons why I hate the rise of the political pundit in the political entertainment world, and leave it at that.
@Lycan XIII
That's what I'm worried about, just look at any article from ign and all the top comments are simple spam that require no thought, while the thought out responses are left in the abyss for no one to take notice.
That's what I'm worried about, just look at any article from ign and all the top comments are simple spam that require no thought, while the thought out responses are left in the abyss for no one to take notice.
I dunno.. I like the idea of the huge upgrade (specially editing).. but voting comments up and down is going to make it like the wild west up in this piece.
If everyone has an e-penis/p-e-nis using this elephant comment system, will everyone get fancy new e-vaginas/e-ginas when the Disqus system is implemented?
Finally, everyone will be able to be both anonymous and androgynous on Destructoid, the way that everybody on the Internet ought to be.
Also, uncorrectable spelling errors, how we shall miss thee[red]eee[/red].
Finally, everyone will be able to be both anonymous and androgynous on Destructoid, the way that everybody on the Internet ought to be.
Also, uncorrectable spelling errors, how we shall miss thee[red]eee[/red].
Faux Furry just sounded the wake up call.
Think about it.
Under the new system, jimmyx's famous hatred for the 360 controller would NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
I VOTE NAY!
Think about it.
Under the new system, jimmyx's famous hatred for the 360 controller would NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
I VOTE NAY!
Change? Ugh, I don't like ch-wait, we can finally edit our comments?! Best update ever now.
The ranking system and post rating scare me though. I recall being on a site where posts could be rating and there were a lot of people who got pissed at getting negative ratings for no reason. I can't see this turning out well.
The ranking system and post rating scare me though. I recall being on a site where posts could be rating and there were a lot of people who got pissed at getting negative ratings for no reason. I can't see this turning out well.
Dang it, although lots of cool features are coming with this two things I hate are coming with it.
up-vote & earn ranks, I hate these things because they create a hierarchy. One of the things I liked about Dtoid is that it didn't have any of these things like other sites do. Everyone is pretty much the same here. When you see someone with a level 30 arguing with a level 4 people have a tendency to favor the higher level user because they think they know better because they've been on the site longer even if the level 4 had a better argument.
This kind of comment system emphasis quantity over quality. I hate the "like" button, I think it's much better to just tell the person directly that you like the comment. I've gotten some nice PMs and nice replies from people saying they like what I say, and adding a "like" button reduces that chances of that happening. Having someone tell me they appreciate me directly feels significantly better than them clicking a button that they could have done on accident. Also my favorite comments usually come from the same people, so if I frequently like their comments I feel like a stalker. That and I don't like having my comments being ranks by likes. I'll admit that on other sites with ranking when I write a particular good comment and I got 1 to no likes I feel disappointed.
Is their some sort of way that I can opt of seeing people's ranks and seeing what comments they like?
I think the move to disqus is a good one, but please take into consideration not having ranks, and removing the ability to like comments. Also I'm kind of sad to see BBCode go, because of Dtoid I've become somewhat of a [u]BBcode[/u] [u]master[/u], and now I have nothing to use it on. Well I still have blogging.
up-vote & earn ranks, I hate these things because they create a hierarchy. One of the things I liked about Dtoid is that it didn't have any of these things like other sites do. Everyone is pretty much the same here. When you see someone with a level 30 arguing with a level 4 people have a tendency to favor the higher level user because they think they know better because they've been on the site longer even if the level 4 had a better argument.
This kind of comment system emphasis quantity over quality. I hate the "like" button, I think it's much better to just tell the person directly that you like the comment. I've gotten some nice PMs and nice replies from people saying they like what I say, and adding a "like" button reduces that chances of that happening. Having someone tell me they appreciate me directly feels significantly better than them clicking a button that they could have done on accident. Also my favorite comments usually come from the same people, so if I frequently like their comments I feel like a stalker. That and I don't like having my comments being ranks by likes. I'll admit that on other sites with ranking when I write a particular good comment and I got 1 to no likes I feel disappointed.
Is their some sort of way that I can opt of seeing people's ranks and seeing what comments they like?
I think the move to disqus is a good one, but please take into consideration not having ranks, and removing the ability to like comments. Also I'm kind of sad to see BBCode go, because of Dtoid I've become somewhat of a [u]BBcode[/u] [u]master[/u], and now I have nothing to use it on. Well I still have blogging.
Also what Lycan XIII said, troll comments are always the highest voted because A) similar trolls vote them up and B)People think it's funny to upvote the comments.
The thing is Jimmy X would get the most likes on the site. As it is he's one of the most popular people on this site, and had a Commentoid dedicated to him. I come to Dtoid for the conversations, not the trolls. Yeah sometimes they're funny, but I come here to have reasonable conversations with people and make awkward jokes.
The thing is Jimmy X would get the most likes on the site. As it is he's one of the most popular people on this site, and had a Commentoid dedicated to him. I come to Dtoid for the conversations, not the trolls. Yeah sometimes they're funny, but I come here to have reasonable conversations with people and make awkward jokes.
Ranks are either one of the most pointless or one of the worst things to add to a message board, depending on just what they mean.
Up-voting is iffy as well, particularly with the ratio of trolling comments. At least you didn't mention down-voting, because that would be sheer chaos the moment Jim Sterling made a news post. Up-voting alone might not be pretty in a Jim Sterling news post, since he has so many followers who either blindly accept whatever he says or who openly admit they are trolling by defending Jim. (There are dedicated anti-Jim posters as well, but they seem to be fewer in numbers, so they'll probably only amass a few upvotes on any anti-Jim comments.)
Up-voting is iffy as well, particularly with the ratio of trolling comments. At least you didn't mention down-voting, because that would be sheer chaos the moment Jim Sterling made a news post. Up-voting alone might not be pretty in a Jim Sterling news post, since he has so many followers who either blindly accept whatever he says or who openly admit they are trolling by defending Jim. (There are dedicated anti-Jim posters as well, but they seem to be fewer in numbers, so they'll probably only amass a few upvotes on any anti-Jim comments.)
"Everyone is pretty much the same here. When you see someone with a level 30 arguing with a level 4 people have a tendency to favor the higher level user because they think they know better because they've been on the site longer even if the level 4 had a better argument. "
Yup that's another thing, just go to gametrailer's forums to get a big taste of that, your below level 6, your as good as troll in everybody eyes. I remember about 2 years ago there, someone made a thread of "do you take level 6 or lower users seriously", only to be followed by everybody sucking there own dick's and agreeing. Hopefully this site stay's a bit non-mainstream (in the way people think, because traffic is always good).
Yup that's another thing, just go to gametrailer's forums to get a big taste of that, your below level 6, your as good as troll in everybody eyes. I remember about 2 years ago there, someone made a thread of "do you take level 6 or lower users seriously", only to be followed by everybody sucking there own dick's and agreeing. Hopefully this site stay's a bit non-mainstream (in the way people think, because traffic is always good).
I agree with *everything* Scissors said. He has some very valid points.
One thing I*strongly* dislike about comment systems with "downvotes" is that, instead of upvoting well-thought-out content and downvoting spam, people usually end up upvoting whatever fits their opinion, and downvoting the rest they don't agree with, regardless of their discussion value. This leads to a very broken feeling comments thread. Just look at any Reddit thread, try to have a meaningful discussion there, and you'll see what I mean. I propose we take out upvotes and downvotes. They have a huge chance of destroying comment threads and turning them into Reddit (that's a bad thing)
One thing I*strongly* dislike about comment systems with "downvotes" is that, instead of upvoting well-thought-out content and downvoting spam, people usually end up upvoting whatever fits their opinion, and downvoting the rest they don't agree with, regardless of their discussion value. This leads to a very broken feeling comments thread. Just look at any Reddit thread, try to have a meaningful discussion there, and you'll see what I mean. I propose we take out upvotes and downvotes. They have a huge chance of destroying comment threads and turning them into Reddit (that's a bad thing)
I live in the Destructoid shadows and don't share my feelings often but maybe I'll say a few things with the new system.
@Wakatashi: Well, if cooler heads prevail, I won't be the only one downvoting your overly harsh comments, so I won't be the only one "threatening your existence".
I also like how unnecessarily harsh and immature you are when it comes to posting about Jim and his opinions, but when you are called out on it, you try to act more mature, innocent and holier than thou. Just like how you judge Jim by how and what he types over the internet, so you shall be judged the same way.
You don't even care if you get banned like you've said before and I keep hoping it happens soon. Until then, making it so people won't be able to see your comments with the new comment system will be the next best thing.
I also like how unnecessarily harsh and immature you are when it comes to posting about Jim and his opinions, but when you are called out on it, you try to act more mature, innocent and holier than thou. Just like how you judge Jim by how and what he types over the internet, so you shall be judged the same way.
You don't even care if you get banned like you've said before and I keep hoping it happens soon. Until then, making it so people won't be able to see your comments with the new comment system will be the next best thing.
Umm... let's say I already have a Disqus account from commenting on... say, Engadget. (BTW: worst comments section ever, and Disqus doesn't make them better.) Then what? What do I change my e-mail to?
Oh lord, simple name changes? Really? Nothing says community like people hiding behind a slurry of screen names. The rest sounds pretty great though.
@Scissors: Good points, this kinda has me worried now.
Err I mean *presses Like-button on Scissors' comment*
Err I mean *presses Like-button on Scissors' comment*
Yay! Finally! Can't wait for the new changes. :D
I'm not sure about the rating system, but let's see how it works.
I'm not sure about the rating system, but let's see how it works.
Also, it's a small thing but I still hope the articles on the frontpage still feature a comment-counter instead of that 'Live comments!' bullshit.
@Niero: Joystiq doesn't use Disqus. Their sister site, Engadget, does, though, as I mentioned, and they complained about how hard it is to moderate 400+ comments an article with Disqus's tools. May want to bring in volunteers to help mod.
Sounds great, especially if it works better with Facebook integration. I hate randomly having my comments show up under my real name.
Just up-voting, right? No down-voting?
I'm sure that genuine, good discussion will get more votes than the trolls, so I think everything will be fine with that.
(I really hope I'm not proven wrong on that)
I'm sure that genuine, good discussion will get more votes than the trolls, so I think everything will be fine with that.
(I really hope I'm not proven wrong on that)
if you're going to have upvoting, for gods sake you'd better also have downvoting.
apart from that, i can't see what could go wrong. THANK YOU NIERO!
apart from that, i can't see what could go wrong. THANK YOU NIERO!
Dear DTOID, can I have this lovely OH MY FUCKING GOD IT'S A NIPPLE hat for christmas? I try to be kind, honest and nice!
Everyone who posted in this thread should get a boob hat next to their name when Disqus is introduced. Don't pretend it wouldn't be awesome.
Everyone who posted in this thread should get a boob hat next to their name when Disqus is introduced. Don't pretend it wouldn't be awesome.
To all the people worried about getting downvoted I'm not sure that's how it works. As far as I know there's not even an option to down vote a post. You can flag a comment on Disqus, but I think it's still up to the mod to remove it. In that respect nothing will change on Dtoid.
I also wouldn't worry about trolls getting all the likes. For one it won't matter; this isn't Kotaku with a "featured" comment system. Everyone can still read your stuff easily. Second, on all the sites I read that use disqus only good or funny comments get up voted. As far as ranks i don't think anyone really cares about that stuff. If anything it'll only encourage people to post quality stuff that earns more likes.
I also wouldn't worry about trolls getting all the likes. For one it won't matter; this isn't Kotaku with a "featured" comment system. Everyone can still read your stuff easily. Second, on all the sites I read that use disqus only good or funny comments get up voted. As far as ranks i don't think anyone really cares about that stuff. If anything it'll only encourage people to post quality stuff that earns more likes.
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