Welcome Disqus To Simple Marriage

UPDATE: Disregard this post as it seems that integrating Disqus has broken my feed. I’m uninstalling this for a time in order to correct the problem.

You may have noticed a new feature when you reach the comments area of Simple Marriage. I’d like to introduce you to a new addition – Disqus (pronounced “discuss”). Basically, Disqus is an application that will be handling all the comments from here on out.

After my series on pornography in marriage, the floodgates opened for spam sent to the comments. While the filters caught most of them, some still slipped through. Disqus should take care of this issue.

There are also some pretty cool features with Disqus.

Those that chose to get a free Disqus account will have links to their various social network profiles available to all readers. You also have the option to connect via your Twitter or Facebook account, which means it’s super easy to connect and leave a comment here, plus your comment can then be shared and spread through the social media outlets – meaning Simple Marriage can easily spread to others.

All the comments you leave on Disqus enabled blogs (and there are a LOT of them) are saved to your Disqus profile. Ever left a masterpiece comment on a blog and forgot where it was? Or worse yet, the blog goes offline into the ether? No more worries, your comments are yours to keep and savor.

How to Comment with Disqus

It’s really no different than it used to be, though you have many more options. Here’s what the comment area looks like:

If you so desire (it’s completely your choice) you can log in via Disqus, Facebook, Twitter or OpenId. Using these services has benefits – it will pull in your avatar so we can see your smiling face and you can post your comment to your Facebook profile, Tweet it, etc. This also helps with “community building” and exposure.

If you prefer, just as in the past, you can enter your name, email and website (optional) and leave a comment that way.

But wait, there’s more!

An oft requested feature that I’ve never been able to figure out how to do is provide the ability to subscribe to comments without having to leave a comment. Now you can do that. You can tag comments you “like” and even report them to the blog author (useful for helping your friendly blogger kill any spam that slips through). You can even change the sort order of comments.

Here’s where you come in

Log in however you prefer and leave a comment to test out this new feature. I’m also interested in your feedback as I hope to make Simple Marriage as easy and friendly to use as possible. See you in the comments.

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