Regular readers of Reclaimer already know – the Intense Debate commenting system has been back online here for a couple of days. Already, I’ve seen a noticeable spike in reader interactivity (even if not quite all of it has been specifically on-topic). Therefore, it looks like ID is here to stay this time.
Here’s what I’m really enjoying about Intense Debate:
- The aforementioned spike in reader comments. I don’t know if it’s do with the ID system directly, but Reclaimer #125 is already well over 80 comments (quite possibly a record). Between #124 and #125, we’ve logged nearly 200 comments this week! Pretty awesome stuff!
- The threaded commenting system has made it so much easier for me to interact with my readers on a comment-by-comment basis. Before, I needed to put a little tag next to each part of my replies to note who I was referring back, and then readers would have to scroll back up through to comments to try to find the comment of reference. This way, all the discussion threads stay together, making it easier to find and follow each subtopic.
- I love that I can resort the comments just by clicking ‘Latest Activity’ to see what discussion threads are the most recent. It makes it much easier to figure out what’s fresh.
- The rating system is something I’d like to see readers make more use of. It’s there to help identify who the regular commenters are and which ones are the highest quality contributors. I’ve made a point of regularly tagging those readers that contribute regularly (and that have ID accounts), and I’d like to see the rest of you guys taking part in this, as well. The rating system is there to push quality to the forefront.
If you haven’t created an ID account yet, please do so and get in on the action!