Not everyone has a broadband line, and this page was getting rather long with the extra comments. So to save all that downloading, I made some minor adjustments to the template, so that comments now appear on the item page, not the main one.
   Not that I mind getting comments. Oftentimes, comments will inspire further comments. In fact, I worry a bit that this move will cut down on the number of comments and random conversations that could spring up: one of the joys of blogs is seeing new threads emerge as readers network and connect with one another. This makes the blog a fantastic research and networking tool.
   One such place where these new conversations have sparked up has been Randy Thomas’s Everyday Thoughts Collected, with the ‘Longest Comment Thread Ever’. It’s already home to the most commented thread on coComment, with nearly 600 comments logged since his experiment began on June 19.
   While it’s not the longest thread—an earlier post concluded that, along with the comments made—I have seen first-hand how new conversations are struck, and new friendships and connections made.
   Randy asked me over the weekend to cook up a graphic for those who reached the milestones (every 50th comment; then every 100th after the 500th comment), which I duly made using one of his art works. I can legitimately display it, having been a “milestoner”. Let the experiment continue. And, in the meantime, your comments about the disappearance of comments from the main page are welcome. Posted by Jack Yan, 10:09  permalink

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