Comments on: Digging the New Digg Comments http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/ leahculver.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:31:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Chris http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-590 Chris Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:43:17 +0000 http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-590 Hey Leah, Just a thought - tell Kevin to scrap the AJAX fetching for nested comments (preload them), and instead use it to fetch the dugg down comments. The bandwidth savings would likely be about the same because there would be less server hits, and in most cases, you wouldn't have to wait for the fetch. Keep up the good work. Hey Leah,

Just a thought - tell Kevin to scrap the AJAX fetching for nested comments (preload them), and instead use it to fetch the dugg down comments. The bandwidth savings would likely be about the same because there would be less server hits, and in most cases, you wouldn’t have to wait for the fetch.

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Bob http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-589 Bob Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:31:39 +0000 http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-589 Unfortunately they're still terrible.. waiting for the option for the old system. Unfortunately they’re still terrible.. waiting for the option for the old system.

]]> By: Brant Tedeschi http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-588 Brant Tedeschi Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:31:29 +0000 http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-588 I hate the new comment system. Digg seems to be obsessed with overusing Ajax. They are making it needlessly complex. Simple is better. Follow that model and they will be just fine. :) Dating an employee? Hmm. I guess I'll just assume its the DarkTipster. :( I hate the new comment system. Digg seems to be obsessed with overusing Ajax. They are making it needlessly complex. Simple is better. Follow that model and they will be just fine. :)
Dating an employee? Hmm. I guess I’ll just assume its the DarkTipster. :(

]]> By: Kitta http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-587 Kitta Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:26:45 +0000 http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-587 Can't please every Digger (or should it be Diggr?). From a design point of view, I like the new comment system, much easier to use and faster load time. Can’t please every Digger (or should it be Diggr?). From a design point of view, I like the new comment system, much easier to use and faster load time.

]]> By: Michael Terry http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-586 Michael Terry Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:31:01 +0000 http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-586 But do these supposed other sorts of comment viewers matter, and are they really being catered to by the new system? I say no. Depending on the story, I'm both kinds of comment viewer, and the new experience isn't fun either way.[1] If I'm just browsing casually, I want to see the highest rated comments mostly, not the (what amounts to) random sample of top level comments.[2] And if I'm browsing with purpose, I'm typically visiting the busiest threads, and it takes billions of clicks to finally reveal all the comments. I'm guessing. See footnote 1. There is a better way. A much better way. Someday there will be a famous site/comment system/bbs software using my better way and my name will be behind it. [1]That's not to mention that I've lost confidence that the system even works, since the first time I clicked to display a thread rooted from a top level comment, they never showed up. [2]Maybe this a switch somewhere, but it should be the default. But do these supposed other sorts of comment viewers matter, and are they really being catered to by the new system? I say no. Depending on the story, I’m both kinds of comment viewer, and the new experience isn’t fun either way.[1] If I’m just browsing casually, I want to see the highest rated comments mostly, not the (what amounts to) random sample of top level comments.[2] And if I’m browsing with purpose, I’m typically visiting the busiest threads, and it takes billions of clicks to finally reveal all the comments. I’m guessing. See footnote 1.

There is a better way. A much better way. Someday there will be a famous site/comment system/bbs software using my better way and my name will be behind it.

[1]That’s not to mention that I’ve lost confidence that the system even works, since the first time I clicked to display a thread rooted from a top level comment, they never showed up.
[2]Maybe this a switch somewhere, but it should be the default.

]]> By: Andrew Mager http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-585 Andrew Mager Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:43:25 +0000 http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-585 Yes, I like the comments too. I was surprised that most people didn't like em! The richer web experiences will always taunt semi-effective surfers. Yes, I like the comments too. I was surprised that most people didn’t like em! The richer web experiences will always taunt semi-effective surfers.

]]> By: cannibalrock http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-584 cannibalrock Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:47:30 +0000 http://leahculver.com/2007/06/22/digging-the-new-digg-comments/#comment-584 hmmm...shameless plug I suppose...though its actually nice to hear that the people on the inside are actually READING the comments rather than counting the hits or comments left. hmmm…shameless plug I suppose…though its actually nice to hear that the people on the inside are actually READING the comments rather than counting the hits or comments left.

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