tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147218231135584040.post1788205433781777742..comments2024-01-05T07:11:59.686-07:00Comments on About 98 Percent Done: More on No TestersJCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303319920589197377noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147218231135584040.post-91669412145754479122014-12-16T16:37:52.886-07:002014-12-16T16:37:52.886-07:00Here is the response I received from Disqus:
Hi J...Here is the response I received from Disqus:<br /><br />Hi JCD,<br /><br />Thanks for reaching out with this feedback.<br /><br />To clarify, there are two kinds of names Disqus uses; a username, used for logging in and moderation (must be unique); and a Full Name which is the name that is displayed with your comments (does not need to be unique).<br /><br />As for usernames not allowing special characters, please note that display names can contain any special character and we recommend users from countries which use languages with special characters add those characters to their display name.<br /><br />Please note that using Google to authenticate login does not link you Google+ account to Disqus.<br /><br />To view our terms of service, please visit: https://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/articles/466260-terms-of-service – for reference, we do not prohibit signing up with a fake email (although you won’t be able to receive email notifications).<br /><br />—<br />We hope this helps and please let us know if you have any other questions about this topic by replying to this email.<br /><br />If there’s anything else we can help you with, please start a new case with us at https://disqus.com/support/<br />//Qarly <br />Product Support <br />Disqus JCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303319920589197377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147218231135584040.post-12393112880259949682014-12-16T09:16:38.989-07:002014-12-16T09:16:38.989-07:00On my own blog it is set to always notify me, so I...On my own blog it is set to always notify me, so I don't have that problem.<br /><br />I once asked my friend who worked at Microsoft's Messenger team why MSN Messenger sorted their log of past messages from oldest to newest. He said that there was a 60/40 split, with 60% of users wanting it sorted oldest to newest and 40% wanting what I thought was the rational choice, to have the newest messages on the top of the log. I still think they are wrong, but I can't argue with the choice, assuming their data was right and that the 40% didn't care more than the 60%. That is to say, I felt passionate enough to write him about it, while the majority of 'oldest first' users might not have really cared. That is a tricky part of data science, it is hard to measure passion. Anyway, it might be that Google has studied if the checkbox should be checked or not and found more users wanted it unchecked than checked. I have no QA engineer friends at Google to answer that question, but Google is very data driven in their development, so it is plausible.JCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303319920589197377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147218231135584040.post-36451584945655319802014-12-16T09:07:38.483-07:002014-12-16T09:07:38.483-07:00To be clear, I was not attempting any sort of comp...To be clear, I was not attempting any sort of comparison of the commenting engines except for the sign up process. I admit I tend to prefer Google's commenting in that it integrates with gmail and is easy to use, but I also know that other locales have other services they prefer. Sort of like how in the US ebay is popular(ish) but in China, the main service is Alibaba. For you and your readers, Disqus might be the best choice. I just had a sub-optimal experience, but it is odd for an English user to read a Russian site.<br /><br />A major problem with choice is often that it doesn't matter that much, but figuring out what is the best option takes too long (E.G. http://xkcd.com/1445/ ). It is why some products can get away with having lower quality. They can take advantage of Information Asymmetry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_asymmetry ) and the costs to gather that information.<br /><br />I have not gotten a response from the company yet, but I only notified them yesterday. Customer responsiveness can sometimes be a proxy measure for the quality of the company. It costs the company time and money to respond, and the quality of the response hints at where their priorities are. I would say if the choice of comment engine mattered little to you and you were interested in changing, I would look for how Disqus responds to my issues. At least then you would know how the company would handle an issue you did have that did matter to you in the future.JCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303319920589197377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147218231135584040.post-56402753906146922812014-12-15T23:43:17.003-07:002014-12-15T23:43:17.003-07:00By the way - the main problem of blogspot comment ...By the way - the main problem of blogspot comment engine is default deselected "Notify me". I always forget to select it. But definitely if I write comment - I want to get answer. Maxim Shulga (aka MaxBeard12)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05615743910272666556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147218231135584040.post-85792149781040900282014-12-15T23:38:40.748-07:002014-12-15T23:38:40.748-07:00:) Hello JC-D. Yes, black and white scheme is not ...:) Hello JC-D. Yes, black and white scheme is not good for me, but content is very useful. So I'll continue to read your posts :)<br />And I didn't realize that my post may cause such deep test session for Disqus :)<br />So do you think that I need to change my comment engine to G+? Maxim Shulga (aka MaxBeard12)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05615743910272666556noreply@blogger.com