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They are in the ratings directory. To answer your question from 2002, the new system is better because comments are stored in the database, which is much easier to search than separate HTML files, and each comment is normally signed by the person who wrote it. When signed with an ID, this provides the author of the comment the ability to rewrite it without extending that ablity to just anyone.
I seem to remember that the comments from the previous commenting system used to be available. Have they suffered an accident, or are comments from 17 years ago not that interesting?
I've jury-rigged it so that double quotes are replaced with single quotes. Who's idea was it anyway to revamp the commenting system!?! :) This is a double quote believe it or not! --> '
For now, please avoid using double quotes. I will be working on fixing the problem 'real soon now'.
One more idea (isn't there always?) -- it would be nice to have some places
to hang both general comments and comments on the comment system off of.
So, I'd like there to be a page for the comment system <i>itself</i>,
on which
comments could be made, and a sort of general comment root page or site
page or something for making comments not specifically associated with
any particular page, like the discussion currently going on in the comment
track for <u>Archoniclastic Chess</u>.
Ok, so far I see two suggestions: 1. Provide a feedback link also at the top of each page. 2. Provide a submit button on the feedback form which skips the preview page.
<p>I will work on making it more obvious that one must submit from the preview page. I really think it's a good idea for people to preview their comments before posting them.
<p>I will restore the feedback link at the top of each page. I agree that we want to encourage feedback whenever possible.
<p>Thanks for the feedback on the feedback system!
I'm with gnohmon on the desirability of providing feedback buttons at top and bottom. I like that the most current feedback is shown; you know if there is an interesting conversation going on without having to open another page.
Well, hey, if I can format my comments without HTML tags (whatever those are), then I may be happy. Let's see. I am NOT considered fairly clever, except at my very narrow professional specialization, which 99.44% of the readers here will never have heard of, even though I approach 30 years as a computer professional. -JCL
Rating: okay so far. Okay, I can do without html tags. For emphasis, there's time-honored *usenet* format. I don't like that the comment stuff is only at the end. Top & bottom was better. You want to *encourage* comments/feebback. I am considered fairly clever. However, it was only a lucky guess that led me to the idea that one must first preview and then submit. Either you should include a submit (for the confident) or change the button to read
Rating: Undecided. Do you test with the browser called lynx? www.lynx.browser.org The old comment system streamed all text, so I had to enter comments with html tags so at least they would look good when I viewed them with lynx. If this comment is one paragraph, I still will need to, with a few extra step which isn't all that bad.
In what way is the new comment system an improvement over the old comment system? Will we have two comment systems to refer to, one current and the other ageing? I wouldn't know an HTML tag if it was marked down at WalMart.
Just testing with another comment. The new commenting system allows comments with or without <b>HTML</b> tags.<hr>--DH
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Thanks! I remember the old system, and it was pretty crude. Although I haven't been active here for a long time, I've checked in regularly over the years. But I've retired now, so you may start seeing more of me
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