Adrants: Adrants Debuts Comment System That Actually Works
Murray Newlands
· 5 months ago
With an invitation to comment like that how could I resist at least testing the system to see if it is improved. I have heard some great reviews of Disqus so I have high hopes it will be a good improvement.
Danielle
· 5 months ago
Yay I hope this gets more people to comment because the lack of comments has always disappointed me...hahah.
M.M.McDermott
· 5 months ago
I%$ THI//NK THE? NEW COMM//NT SYSTEM=) WO*RKS PERFCTLY, STE|VE^
<ERROR 404: DISQUS COMMENT EXCEPTION 345TBYU>
Russ
· 5 months ago
There are 4 unrelated sections of links or ads between the story and its related comments.
If comments are important (enough so to miss out on ad clicks), you should look into reorganizing the page hierarchy.
Steve Hall
· 5 months ago
Let's see, unrelated? We write about the ad industry so there are job listings for people who need a job. We like to make it easy for people to find other stories of interest so we list related articles. Some people like to receive Adrants via emal tso we give them a place to sign up. Oh, and the big ugly ads? None of this would be possible were it not for the ads. It's just the way it is.
Tip #1: After reading the post, simply click "Comment" and it will flip you down the page directly to the comment section and bypassing all those "unrelated" sections.
Tip #2 There's this thing on a mouse called a scroll wheel. try it sometime. It's pretty awesome.
Russ
· 5 months ago
Unrelated was too strong a word? Maybe just less related.
When you want readers to engage, clicking a link or scrolling two full page lengths is just not ideal from a usability standpoint. If you are truly hoping to generate more comments and discussion in the posts ... it's worth thinking about.
Steve Hall
· 5 months ago
Russ. I agree completely. I wrestle with this stuff all the time. It's always a battle between what's best for readers and what needs to be done so there's revenue. I'm sure I can tweak this area a bit to make it better. Thanks for pointing it out.
Joe V.
· 5 months ago
Friendly suggestion: remove some of the SIX FRIGGIN' BLOCKS of extra content and links separating the article from the comments section.
Steve Hall
· 5 months ago
See above.
JargonTalk
· 5 months ago
Looks like the comments work just fine on Twitter.
FakeGeorgeParker
· 5 months ago
how come the email newsletter doesnt list the number of comments anymore?
Steve Hall
· 5 months ago
Probably has something to do with the newsletter template not being properly revised. Or, because the newsletter is generated at a particular point in time, it won't reflect comments made on the blog after the newsletter is sent.
Floyd Hayes
· 5 months ago
ooh! NiiiiIIiiiice :)
Daniel Durazo
· 5 months ago
This has gotta be the most robust comment system I've seen. Nicely done.
Greg
· 5 months ago
I've always been puzzled by the lack of comments here, hopefully this will help. Also, this seems like an opportune time to complain about your blog, but I have some work to do so I'll be back later.
Steve Hall
· 5 months ago
Oh come on. Fuck work. We love complaints! Bring it!
pinsanneedles
· 5 months ago
Thanks for this? Now all you need to do is figure out why your daily emails are formatted so wide! It drives me crazy. I have to scroll sideways to see the headline - and to read it, I have to highlight it as your copy is the same color as your background screen. Since your new comments section has no way to post files, email me and I'll send you a screen capture so that you can see what I mean.
Steve Hall
· 5 months ago
Oh how it pains me to hear this. It's not the first toiome. I apologize. I don't know what's wrong. I just wish I knew someone who could fix it. You use Yahoo for mail, right?
pinsanneedles
· 5 months ago
Yes, I use Yahoo. It started to do this about 4 months ago.
mtlbbg
· 5 months ago
So Steve, then I’ll just have to repost the same comment five times by hand if I’m feeling nostalgic?
Awesome! Disqus works well, except you'll start to get a lot of comments from guys named 'Kyteboarding'. ;)
It'll be nice to comment without having to open a new tab and check back every few minutes to see if the comment went through though!
how to write a writing
· 5 months ago
The system sounds cool so best of luck in getting loads of em' now
arbokhari
· 5 months ago
Steve, here you have more than expected comments.
Just hope such case will occur in AdGabber Also.
Wish you all the best.
Ted
· 5 months ago
Yay, comments! :D
Chris Houchens
· 5 months ago
I say this as a huge fan of Adrants -- so please see it as constructive crit. There are two reasons I don't leave many comments on this blog: 1_ I agree with others. The reason that there are few comments is the scrolling to get down to them. 2_I can't/don't want to wait for the page to load again from the front to get to the comments. This is the slowest loading blog I read -- esp since the Google Friend Connect was added. The header loads 1st, then the Goog Friend, then it's 10 seconds (or more) before the actual content pops up. 10 seconds isn't much to wait in the real world, but online -- it's an eternity.
Having said that -- I really like this Disqus system
Steve Hall
· 5 months ago
Google friend Connect is now gone. I will see what other adjustments can be made to minimize or eliminate the scrolling headache.
Joel Bartlett
· 5 months ago
Great improvements!
My suggestion for the next round of improvements would be to make the whole site wider - allowing for a wider right-hand column (where you could move some of the content that is currently above the comments).
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<ERROR 404: DISQUS COMMENT EXCEPTION 345TBYU>
If comments are important (enough so to miss out on ad clicks), you should look into reorganizing the page hierarchy.
Tip #1: After reading the post, simply click "Comment" and it will flip you down the page directly to the comment section and bypassing all those "unrelated" sections.
Tip #2 There's this thing on a mouse called a scroll wheel. try it sometime. It's pretty awesome.
When you want readers to engage, clicking a link or scrolling two full page lengths is just not ideal from a usability standpoint. If you are truly hoping to generate more comments and discussion in the posts ... it's worth thinking about.
Now all you need to do is figure out why your daily emails are formatted so wide! It drives me crazy. I have to scroll sideways to see the headline - and to read it, I have to highlight it as your copy is the same color as your background screen.
Since your new comments section has no way to post files, email me and I'll send you a screen capture so that you can see what I mean.
Looks like it works well!
Best,
Albert
Almost Trampled and Gored! Really...
www.youtechno.info
It'll be nice to comment without having to open a new tab and check back every few minutes to see if the comment went through though!
Just hope such case will occur in AdGabber Also.
Wish you all the best.
1_ I agree with others. The reason that there are few comments is the scrolling to get down to them.
2_I can't/don't want to wait for the page to load again from the front to get to the comments. This is the slowest loading blog I read -- esp since the Google Friend Connect was added. The header loads 1st, then the Goog Friend, then it's 10 seconds (or more) before the actual content pops up. 10 seconds isn't much to wait in the real world, but online -- it's an eternity.
Having said that -- I really like this Disqus system
My suggestion for the next round of improvements would be to make the whole site wider - allowing for a wider right-hand column (where you could move some of the content that is currently above the comments).