This was the last straw
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| Author | Content |
|---|---|
| tracyanne Dec 20, 2011 8:04 PM EDT |
Once again DISCUS made it too difficult to comment on Dark Duck's article. I logged in, using my DISCUS credentials, and was informed I don't have access to Dark Duck's blog for the purpose of commenting. So I wrote to DISCUS help and very unpolitely told them to remove me from their database. Hopefully my choice of language will have the desired affect. |
| cr Dec 20, 2011 9:45 PM EDT |
I don't even bother. I tried three times to sign up for their service; each time, the confirmation email never arrived. Requests emailed to their homesite might as well have fallen into a black hole. Bottom line: anybody using DISQUS doesn't want my participation or my attention. That's one web product that truly needs an open-source fork. |
| BernardSwiss Dec 20, 2011 10:11 PM EDT |
I haven't used DISCUS in a while (and my id/login/registration info is on my other box), but I seem to recall that the trick is to log-in to Discus first, before attempting to post your comment (and I usually can't be bothered). |
| tracyanne Dec 20, 2011 10:30 PM EDT |
Quoting:I seem to recall that the trick is to log-in to Discus first, before attempting to post your comment Another reason not to bother. |
| darkduck Dec 21, 2011 5:13 PM EDT |
Sorry, tracyanne... Maybe I am wrongly informed, but my eyes don't show Disqus (yes, you even spell it incorrectly!!!) comments form on my blog. I use standard Blogger commenting tool, which does NOT have Disqus as login option. There are options like OpenID, Google Account, AIM, Anonymous... but nothing about Disqus. |
| tracyanne Dec 21, 2011 10:40 PM EDT |
@dd, thre blogger comment login is a pain in the arse as well. Far too many of these comment "services" make it far too difficult to comment. What's wrong with supplying my screen name and a site name. Some blog comment tools allow that. I don't want to be a member of Blogger.com, or DISCUS, I just want to make an adhoc comment, without having to be annonymous. |
| caitlyn Dec 22, 2011 12:19 AM EDT |
OK, I'm with darkduck on this one. My blogs are on blogger (at least until next month), have been for years, and you can just login with a username and password. I don't allow anonymous comments because I had way too much SPAM and hate posts when I did. Sorry, ta, but I know that if someone can't be bothered to login to Blogger to post a comment then I can't be bothered to care about what they have to say. |
| darkduck Dec 22, 2011 8:37 AM EDT |
@tracyanne: There is still an option to comment as Anonymous on my blog. You even don't need to provide your e-mail in this case. Please read all the options carefully before complaining. Moreover, I see you submitted a comment for this. You should have noticed it. |
| tracyanne Dec 22, 2011 5:04 PM EDT |
I don't want to comment as anonymous. I just can't be bothered with the poxy login processes when i feel the need to make an adhoc comment. |
| darkduck Dec 22, 2011 6:05 PM EDT |
@tracyanne: You correctly used another option: user name and URL. Blogger doesn't check the URL, so you could use any. And you did. Thanks for your comment. I still don't see the point of complaining about Disqus which is simply does not exist on my site. |
| tracyanne Dec 22, 2011 6:14 PM EDT |
Perhaps dd I simply selected the wrong link on lxer to reply to. |
| darkduck Dec 22, 2011 7:36 PM EDT |
Probably you did. Let's settle on this. 8-) |
| tracyanne Dec 22, 2011 8:05 PM EDT |
dd I just made another comment on one of your blogs. |
| Steven_Rosenber Dec 22, 2011 8:34 PM EDT |
Aw ... you guys are bumming me out. I'm using Disqus, and I want to use it more. Would you rather I used Facebook Commenting? All we are saying, is give Disqus a chance ... |
| tracyanne Dec 23, 2011 6:18 AM EDT |
That would probably be why I've never commented on your blog. |
| BernardSwiss Dec 23, 2011 12:48 PM EDT |
I, for one, actively avoid Facebook. |
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