Some time early Monday afternoon Tokyo time, we migrated the TechMiso commenting system to Disqus from IntenseDebate. Not a single comment was lost during the migration. None. Zero! We backup each and every comment locally in addition to publishing the comment with the third-party commenting service for just this very reason.
If you had left a comment with the old system, rest assured it is still posted here on TechMiso! About the only feature lost during the migration is the threading on the small number of comments left on-site. All comments have been synchronized to Disqus, but if you had replied directly to a comment, your response will no longer display as it was previously. While Disqus does support threaded commenting, it is unable to recreate the threads from IntenseDebate.
For those of you who have commented previously, and see your comments on the site now, you can easily “claim” those comments. Merely hover over one of your old comments until the “popup” displays. Click the “unverified” link to claim your comments with your shiny new Disqus account. Simple, quick, painless and effective way to reconnect with all your comments. Nice, eh?
Why did we migrate to Disqus? We took this action for a few reasons, but mostly because IntenseDebate was causing speed issues and does not support the feature set we require for TechMiso. Disqus is quite responsive and more than accommodating. Additionally, by using Disqus, we can offer the following nifty features:
- Ability to leave a Seesmic video comment.
- Leave an anonymous comment (standard).
- Login with your Disqus account.
- Login with your Facebook account.
- Comment on the article’s FriendFeed post and have that comment syndicated to TechMiso.
- Comment directly to FriendFeed from the article here on TechMiso.
Disqus has a thriving community, so this is an excellent opportunity to get more exposure for TechMiso as well. After all, the more eyes reading the site the better!
As usual, if you have any suggestions for the site feel free to holler. We apologize for the migration and any potential perceived problems caused by our move. Rest assured we are doing this for the future of TechMiso, and not just on a whim!
Thanks for the support. Cheers!
Glad the change went smoothly, thanks for giving a run done on the new system. I have now claimed my comments as my own!
February 16, 2009 @ 21:37
Hope the process was not too painful to claim your comments. In the grand scheme of things, methinks Disqus will be a lot better for TechMiso. Thanks for the support!
February 16, 2009 @ 22:34
Thanks for sticking it out with us! Cheers!!
February 17, 2009 @ 10:43
Too bad I have to re register now :[
February 16, 2009 @ 22:16
Sorry brutha. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Seriously, we do!
February 16, 2009 @ 22:32
Haha, It's not a problem, I just don't like to re register everywhere as most websites don't offer a feature to delete your account. However I do like this new comment system, the design is much better and it's easier to use too !
February 17, 2009 @ 00:21
Glad to hear you like the new commenting system better than the previous. Agreed on the design and ease of use – Disqus is really good stuff methinks!
February 17, 2009 @ 07:05
Totally sorry for the midstream change-up. Trying to make improvements and do them as painless as possible!
Thanks for sticking in there with us, Yorick!
February 17, 2009 @ 10:46
I actually had my only comment deleted. Reposted though.
February 18, 2009 @ 20:10
Disqus is a good commenting program.. Glad you have switched using it..
February 27, 2009 @ 14:03
Hey there, I am glad you reposted again, that's the way to go! I like people like you that just keep trying to hang in there, good efforts! btw I love disqus joined recently!
March 1, 2009 @ 23:22
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March 4, 2009 @ 15:58
To all my fellow SEO and Blogger just put a comment here just to have link.
March 27, 2009 @ 00:41
Wow…….
Great news…………. : )
April 7, 2009 @ 05:49
Definitely. This is also why i switched to Disqus.
May 4, 2009 @ 17:55
Congratulation !
Enjoy the power of new interactive media system .
June 13, 2009 @ 03:33
Congratulation !
Disqus is great ! Hopes more and more people join it and enjoy…….
June 16, 2009 @ 03:42
There are such thing that the Disqus I have worried like when I'm posting my comment it has an error. Is there any problem with Disqus?
August 22, 2009 @ 03:01
nice post, thanks for sharing :)
August 23, 2009 @ 03:09
cool thanks a lot for that amazing post
January 6, 2010 @ 01:40
Disqus is really good stuff methinks!
January 15, 2010 @ 12:20
Thats really a cool stuff been posted.. DISQUS rocks.. great experience with it… hope it beats the competitors.. thanks for your info.
March 10, 2010 @ 16:08
Disqus has ability to import existing comments as well as export comments. I didn’t lose any comments when I moved to Disqus..Disqus is really good stuff methinks..!
March 22, 2010 @ 21:20
Disqus is a great tool, I have it on many of my blogs already. It will only get better in the next few years..Disqus is a popular commenting platform…
March 23, 2010 @ 20:13
simply superb ! the best tool for comments and also for an back links no one can beat disqus system.
March 25, 2010 @ 21:52
Wow this comment system is actually pretty nice. I might add it to my site. Its a total digg comment knock off though..
March 26, 2010 @ 21:47