Hooray for a new comment system!
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Nov 27th 2007 at 3:30PM }
Many of you have already noticed, but we figured it's probably protocol to announce that we have a new comment system. Those of you that hang out on Joystiq should already have a pretty good idea of how it works, but here's a quick rundown.
- Your comments will now feature your avatar image. If you haven't already set up an avatar, you can do so by clicking your user name in any of your comments. This will take you to a profile page where you can log in with your password (which can be found in comment confirmation emails if you don't already have one). Here you can edit some personal info and upload an avatar.
- Comments can now be voted up or down. Positively rated comments will become more visible, while negatively rated comments will become less visible. See a thoughtful, well-written comment? Vote it up! Do you see a hateful, irrelevant piece of garbage that should be expunged from all the internets? Vote that sucker down! You can also report comments that may be inappropriate.
- Finally, you can now reply directly to individual comments, which will make conversations (and flame wars) flow much more naturally.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Frank @ Nov 27th 2007 3:31PM
Hooray!
Frank @ Nov 27th 2007 3:36PM
I like this new comment system.
Mark @ Nov 27th 2007 3:57PM
nuts, can't reply to replies. But hopefully this will fix the problems I had with the old comment system. (A lot of lost posts and not knowing if the post was lost for good or just not shown yet, it caused some double posts)
Morgon @ Nov 27th 2007 4:04PM
We need better rep stars though!
Token White Guy @ Nov 27th 2007 4:28PM
Sweet.
E.J. @ Nov 27th 2007 4:58PM
I agree with Morgon. Instead of stars, 360 icons?
Peter @ Nov 27th 2007 6:47PM
Green rings for Highly Rated comments, grey rings for neutral comments, and Red rings for Negatively Rated comments would be pretty sweet.
Granteezy @ Nov 27th 2007 10:39PM
Ohhhh yea!
colin @ Nov 28th 2007 3:10AM
i've noticed a lot of easily answered ?'s down this list of comments, so i thought i might try to help.
all you need to do is click on your name and it will take you to the blogsmith account page. there you can change your avatar, password, and make it so that you don't have to confirm through email.
Jerrios @ Nov 28th 2007 7:30AM
I like it!
SmokestormX @ Nov 28th 2007 8:00AM
woo an avatar, but smaller than joystiqs huh. I guess it's how you use it.
MrKniceGuy @ Nov 28th 2007 4:04PM
Sweet! The new stars rock!
Dustin Burg @ Nov 28th 2007 4:34PM
New images FTW!
DemonGSides @ Nov 28th 2007 5:26PM
Still think the red-grey-green ring idea would've been cool, but you can't exactly halve the rings, like you can the 360 icon.
But cool, nonetheless.
lord hobo @ Nov 27th 2007 3:32PM
Nice.
blah @ Nov 27th 2007 3:33PM
cool
JAKEJAX @ Nov 27th 2007 3:34PM
It's cool! I already set up my profile.
Project Ekim @ Nov 27th 2007 3:34PM
Looks Nice
Brucie B @ Nov 27th 2007 3:34PM
(About Time) I mean Sweet!!!
jduke @ Nov 27th 2007 4:20PM
I agree
jimy @ Nov 27th 2007 10:20PM
also agreed.
purpl3spri7e @ Nov 27th 2007 3:35PM
noice
Paul @ Nov 27th 2007 3:36PM
Well whoopie !!!!!
boog @ Nov 27th 2007 3:37PM
testies one....two
DeadPlasmaCell @ Nov 27th 2007 3:38PM
Very fantastical
NitroFrost @ Nov 27th 2007 3:39PM
Glad to see the change
Larry Harmon @ Nov 27th 2007 3:39PM
I was just going to comment about this... I thought I was seeing things! This is cool... I'm disoriented... I need to sit down...
Jonathan Murrell @ Nov 27th 2007 3:40PM
I love this profile stuff
Xanto @ Nov 27th 2007 3:40PM
saaaweeeeeeeeeeeet
Aero @ Nov 27th 2007 3:55PM
WEEGEE
teknomusik @ Nov 27th 2007 3:42PM
About time!
RudyHuxtable @ Nov 27th 2007 3:42PM
A new comment system?! Wow, I just peed a little! Awesome! Lemme go change....
Big Filth @ Nov 27th 2007 3:53PM
it says my password is incorrect when I try to log in, but the same password works when I post a comment. how do I check my password?
Larry Harmon @ Nov 27th 2007 3:57PM
It's in your confirmation email.
SaNcTuS @ Nov 27th 2007 3:43PM
yay, i thought the old comment system was a bit weak. Nice upgrade!
xenocidic @ Nov 27th 2007 3:44PM
Sweet, the next Knuckles Dawson vs. xenocidic flame war should be much easier for people to follow!
DjDATZ @ Nov 27th 2007 3:45PM
AHAHAHHAHA so true!
DjDATZ @ Nov 27th 2007 3:44PM
I is teh in lurve!
Most comments on X3F FTW!
MadMup @ Nov 27th 2007 3:45PM
Nice work, folks! I was wondering when you might implement it :)
Will @ Nov 27th 2007 3:45PM
No one mourns the wicked!
Michael Paul @ Nov 27th 2007 3:46PM
Too bad the password that lets me leave comments isn't good enough to log in and add an avatar.
Or is it Firefox that isn't welcome?...
Michael Paul @ Nov 27th 2007 4:58PM
It's Firefox. When I changed from the standard FF render engine to the IE one, I was able to log in with the same password...
Syko360 @ Nov 27th 2007 3:46PM
So basically you have ripped off....errrrr, I mean borrowed the exact same setup as Joystiq. Well played good Sir...Well played indeed.
Now if you excuse me I must go change into my Avatar.
Syko360 @ Nov 27th 2007 3:48PM
Wow on a side note her it looks like my same profile is being used from Joystiq because I didn't have to setup anything....Did PS3 Fanboy get this or did it get delayed. =)
Larry Harmon @ Nov 27th 2007 3:52PM
dude, it's JOYSTIQ PRESENTS: Xbox360fanboy... look at the banner at the top of the page.
CharleyTony @ Nov 27th 2007 3:50PM
this is great, tweaking the visibility of stupid posts is a very cool feature, maybe it'll give all of us the time to actually read the good comments !
Glad to see most of us are all clones of the pink-question-mark-face guy ......
Manvir Singh @ Nov 27th 2007 3:51PM
sexy man
Chris @ Nov 27th 2007 3:51PM
Yay for new comment system!
Etchasketchist @ Nov 27th 2007 3:52PM
I liked the old one better.
Sorry, just trying out the new "Start a Flame war" feature.
jc @ Nov 27th 2007 3:51PM
So is that what rich looks like in RL???? LOL!!! Hmmm totally different than I thought. And yeah why have'nt you guys ever had your RL pics before now??