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[case]

The new commenting system on LJ sucks, I think we can all agree (and all the other prospective design changes seem to be speeding it down the path of no return). Knowing LJ, it's probably not going to change no matter how much anybody complains, and as this comm is heavily based on user comments, it's probably time to consider moving. Dreamwidth is the closest to LJ's old format and has a large fandom base, and seems the best alternative for now.

So -

[Poll #1804842]

Other thoughts?

(As a note, I'm completely willing to either stay or move. Updating the comm is easy enough for me either way.)

ETA - It's not only about subject lines. Others have written up potential problems better than I could:
http://lj-releases.livejournal.com/71858.html?thread=7005874#t7005874
http://lj-releases.livejournal.com/71858.html?thread=6261682#t6261682
ETA 4 - http://lj-releases.livejournal.com/71858.html?thread=7952050#t7952050

ETA 2 - For those worried about possibly needing to make DW accounts to comment, if a move happens: you don't need one! OpenID will let you comment as an LJ user (in the same way Facebook users can comment on LJ).

ETA 3 - For those worried about missing updates: I can crosspost to LJ to let you know a post is up, I don't mind that (it's like a minute of extra work, no problem) - if the DW move happens though, the comments would be over there.

ETA 5 - Apparently, this is what we're getting next year.

Comments

Look, a subject!

[tymaporer.livejournal.com]

If I view the post from my friends page, I see my own comment style, which hasn't changed a bit. And I can add a subject *pokes it*. Anyone else tried?

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

They're there, at least for some, but they don't have the same functionality. They're in the body of the comment instead of the header bar and are hidden when the comment is collapsed, and you can't click on them to view the comment's thread. They're basically useless now.

[tymaporer.livejournal.com]

Oh. Looks (and functions) exactly the same to me...*major knock on wood*

[(Anonymous)]

I
hate
custom
comment
pages
because
when
the
discussion
gets
long
enough
you
have
to
read
four
paragraphs
of
this.
:(

[(Anonymous)]

agreedo

[http://users.livejournal.com/_thirty2flavors/]

It's like that on the new s1 layout though too! SO HURRAH.

[cloud-riven.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Nothing makes me nuke a person's journal with ?style=mine instantly when I see that bullshit. It's fine for tiny communities where no post gets over 25 comments, but that doesn't fly at all with the busy ones.

[(Anonymous)]

(For some reason NOTHING in the post commet box worked when I tried to write this in firefox, had to switch to chrome to post. FUN.)