But there's another improvement, the main improvement I've been hoping for. When the comments go over 200, they will appear on the post page once you add a comment. You won't have to click to comment and then click "newer." There is a downside, which is that you have to actually post a comment to see more than 200 comments.
ADDED: Oh, no, there's a problem. You have to post to see the comments beyond 200, but then you only see the comments on the group of 200 comments that your post fits, and then it's hard to see how you can ever get to any sets of 200 comments in between the first and the last. I don't think Blogger is thinking about posts that get more than 200 comments. How often does that happen (other than by some disastrous accumulation of spam)?
IN THE COMMENTS: AJ Lynch says:
It's very possible the new format will work fine for those posts done after the format change was introduced. Capiche?
Ah! I hope so. Quick, post a whole lot of comments here so we can find out. Post anything to get it up over 200 so with can test this theory.
UPDATE: Well, we pushed this up over 200 as a test, and, sadly, the news is bad. You won't see the over-200 comments unless you post, and at that point, you will only see the comments in the group of 200 to which your comment belongs. O, Blogger, why do you torment me this way?
UPDATE 2: Here's Blogger's explanation of the new function, recently moved out of Blogger Beta:
The embedded comment form is more convenient for your readers because they can use it to post a comment immediately, without clicking over to a different page. It also looks better, since it matches your blog’s style and colors.That's true, but unfortunately, the problems we've encountered going beyond 200 comments make this unworkable for me. Fortunately, I can now see that this is an option, and going into "settings," I was able to go back to the old style.
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1 – 200 of 429 Newer› Newest»There is a downside, which is that you have to actually post a comment to see more than 200 comments.
Okay, I'm confused. I just looked at a post with over 200 comments, and can only see up to 200. How am I supposed to reply to a comment (say 211) if I can't see past 200?
My experience mirrors Donn's. At first glance, I too thought that all the comments appeared on the post page - but they don't. Not for me, at any rate. Like Donn, I just see what would have been displayed as "newest" comments on the old system. So if there are 215 comments, I see the most recent 15 with no way to see the older comments. I have to sign out (or use a different browser) and go back in using the old system. Not an improvement.
Who is this new guy Blogger? Last night, you were all over me!
Simon,
I'm seeing something different. If I look at the Palin post on clothes, I see the first 200 comments, not the last 15, and I am logged into Blogger.
How do the 200+ comment threads appear when comments are opened in a separate window?
After I posted a new comment on the >200 thread I saw only the latest dozen or so.
I had to hit preview a couple of times before it gave me the chance to log into my Google account. The old way, there were boxes for my login and password once I clicked on "Post a comment."
I just figured that out. At first it did not show the newest comments, now it does. Better.
After I posted a new comment on the >200 thread I saw only the latest dozen or so.
My question is; what if you are wanting to comment on a plus 200 thread, but can't see anything over that until after you post....does that makes sense?
It's very possible the new format will work fine for those posts done after the format change was introduced. Capiche?
Go Phils 2-0 the Fightings.
I don't think Blogger is thinking about posts that get more than 200 comments. How often does that happen (other than by some disastrous accumulation of spam)?
It takes a juicy Sarah Palin post to get into that 200+ range
I don't like the new comment system.
Is Ann the most popular blogger on Blogger?
If not, there's probably some other blog out there getting 200+ comments all the time. So it may be that Blogger is looking to handle this particular issue.
Hmmm. That's weird. I got a conflicting edit error while trying to post this and it killed the comment box--I couldn't resubmit. I guess my selectAll-copy-post strategy is still necessary.
I really love Althouse and all her commenters and hope this means I can become a commenter too.
Wow. I guess it does.
Change is difficult. And I iHOPE that this will work since I've tried to comment already. Plus please let us do HTML.
OK worked. The comments on old threads that are over 200 are unable to be seen. Its a bug. /shrug
OK, I feel like a failure. My young trick wanted to keep going and I am only good for about 20 minutes. I know he was disappointed but 20 minutes is my max.
I am a terrible lover.
He has his tongue pierced.
Woca woca woca woca, bloooop!
Pac Man!
bibbity
bobbity
boo
Capiche?
Got it. Oh, and go RAYS!!!!
Now the rare clumbers are pissed at me because I had someone come over. They won't even look at me. They are totally depressed.
Althouse needs to dig deep and find a topic she can post that would generate tons of traffic, like she used to do in the good old days of the recent past! Alas, will she find that well of intellect that reserve of strength to post that most wonderful topic. Oh well, we'll find out later!
ok here's another
Funny magazine cover
Geez, this new system sucks. If you're not logged in yet, and you enter a comment and hit "Post", it won't let you enter your username and password---it just rejects the comment. You have to preview to get the chance to log in.
I love the new system and i love the divine Miss A.
Colin Powell is in the house.
"I stand before you tonight as an African-American," Mr Powell said.
"Many people have said to me you became secretary of state of the USA, is it still necessary to say that you are an African-American or that you are black, and I say, yes, so that we can remind our children.
"It took a lot of people struggling to bring me to this point in history. I didn't just drop out of the sky, people came from my continent in chains."
419 baby, yo yo yo!!!
yawn
Youth Against Cyber Crimes and Fraud In Nigeria.
In Nigeria today, cyber crimes has found its roots in the society. Like a cankerworm it has eaten deeply in the society and finally been accepted by the same society.
The really embarrassing thing about Colin Powell's hip-hop routine
Again, you've outgrown Blogger. And there are several stand-alone comment systems that are much more flexible and powerful, such as disqus.com .
And for those 500+ comments liveblogging posts, you need something else entirely, like a chat widget.
What I don't like about this comment box is that there's no indication of how to make links, to blockquotes, etc.
And they make me type in my open id for every comment I make! And I can't tell how to determine what name appears above my comments.
Quick
Post
Alot..
..of comments..
...so we ....
..can...
...get...
..to .....
..two....
.....hundred ....
...and one...
...comments...
...to see...
...if the...
....comment thingy....
....or protocol....
...or watchamacallit....
....works...
....better....
...or more .....
Anything?
At all?
So blank slate...
optimally ...
It's giving me commenting anxiety.
phew that is hard work!
AJ Lynch, Cal Ripkin Jr. of the commenting drive.
few
more.
Additional regulars must pitch in.
functionality
must
tested
before
we
hit
200
in
a
real
thread.
Otherwise
we
might
find
that
it
doesn't
work,
Freeman, after that 200th like he's after my money. Better luck with this
and
then
it
will
be
too
late.
Need ..
Freeman, after that 200th like he's after my money. Better luck with this
Heh. Obama says he's sending over his guns for the money. Let's hear it for an alternative definition of liberty that doesn't include property rights! Thieves of America unite! Obama '08!
(That's "she" by the way. I know, masculine posting ID. Get that a lot.)
an insurance...
..run and
..three more..
..outs...
Phils 3-2 and we....
Say things to troll the leftists!
..are going...
Can Michael be allowed back just to post in this thread?
It could be past 200 in five minutes.
..to the 9th..
AlphaLiberal, this is your chance!
..inning..
Post your links to everything you think we're maliciously ignoring!
....we are ....
....unpaid....
...slaves....
Ann beats me like a rented mule...
...if I asked nicely...
Cedarford, come explain in detail (though one paragraph per comment please) your theories about who controls the world and/or is ruining it.
Speaking of commenters...
... this reminds me of something...
... where the heck is Sippican Cottage?
Note,
difference
He wrote one of my favorite comments of all time:
between
Hey, when you Algonquin Rountable Bibilical Scholars are through, why don't you just cut words out of it, paste them on a ransom note, and say, "See, the Bible teaches kidnapping
commenting
Titus!
the
Titus could own this task!
original
page
and
And he would do it with such panache.
from
the
I like this comment box a lot better.
page!
The other one was nearly impossible to use on a Palm TX.
Not that I'm using a Palm TX now...
As
... but if I were.
opposed
I feel like I should get airline miles or something for this.
to
the
comments
page!
Palladian, make a joke.
But,
Someone write something against gay marriage. Maybe DTL will show up.
nevermore!
Airline miles I like that idea. Get on it Althouse.
Too
bad
it
was
impossible
to
to
know
everyone
about
for
trying
so
hard
this
z
y
x
advance.
w
v
All
I should have
u
joined you
t
of
s
the
banned
r
I was frittering away the evening
folks
watching TV
q
could
p
when I should have been engaged in this
have
important endeavor
o
wow, hey, it's over 200
been invited back for a special appearance. I'm only seeing 200+ now.
Well!
But if I click on the post title, I see the first 200... but not the 200+.
It worked! Didn't it????
AJ was right!
I hope.
So, how do we see the earlier comments, numbers thru 200?
Yup, and you definitely have to post a new comment or go back to see the ones over 200. Shoot.
So, how do we see the earlier comments, numbers thru 200?
Got to click the post title.
Don't know what would happen for an inbetween set of 200.
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