Global Comment Capsule Settings

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   PiaCposted 13 years ago

   Later this afternoon, we will roll-out a new setting in the comments section to help you manage your comments features across all your Hubs. These settings are currently available in the comment capsule options, where you choose between these options:
   
       * "Disable new comments from being posted,"
       * "Comments Must be approved before they appear,"
       * "Only signed in users may post comments," and
       * "Display most recent comments first."
   
   Now you have a new feature, where you may choose your preferred comment settings across all your Hubs. By default, everything will be set to "Configure per Hub", and you can go to Hubs->Comments to choose your preferred setting. To make it easier, here's the relevant link:
   
   http://hubpages.com/my/hubs/comments
   
   

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      sarovaiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Good easy way to use on our will. Thank u Pia C.

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      kannanwritesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I was waiting for this feature for some time now.
      
      Thanks.

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   K9keystrokesposted 13 years ago

   This sounds like it will be VERY helpful and a time saver Pia, thanks!

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      PiaCposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks K9keystrokes! Though the hard work was done by the engineering team, so the kudos goes to Ed Z and Paul D

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         K9keystrokesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I love the concept of team work and you guys on the HP team exude a very high measure of the stuff! Big thanks to the boys in engineering as well! Integrity always breeds the best karma! 

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   FloraBreenRobisonposted 13 years ago

   I would never use the feature where only signed in users can post.  I don't want discourage guests from commenting.

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      K9keystrokesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I agree, Flora.

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         Patty Inglish, MSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         In reply to FloraBreenRobison wrote:
         I would never use the feature where only signed in users can post.  I don't want discourage guests from commenting.
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         My reply to K9 -
         
         I did this on one particular Hub that was eliciting several-times-daily 2,000-word nonsense-phrases, and my marking "spam" was taking too long to block the spammer. It was the only method that worked to eliminate this hassle and I would use it again
         
         Some writers also place a line or two with a referral link embedded, inviting readers to join HubPages; followed by the comment section that requires sign-in, all as a method of picking up referrals. I don't know if that method is suceessful.
         
         I like the global comment tool, though!

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            FloraBreenRobisonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Oh I can see that would be a headache. I guess I just haven't  come across a spammer yet-might be the subject matter of hubs doesn't  produces a strong enough reaction that  anyone wants to send me spam repeatedly. plus  a lot of people I know aren't on this site but still want to read my  hubs.

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            K9keystrokesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks Patty, I see your point. And yes, that would be a huge hassle. This is something I will definitely keep in mind. Sure appreciate your tenured advice!

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            tirelesstravelerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Good information, Thanks

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   Thank you very much for that global thingy. I went with no, no, no, no.

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   ubanichijiokeposted 13 years ago

   You guys are doing a great job. Kudos!

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   PiaCposted 13 years ago

   Thanks for your kind words, Ubanichijioke and Paradigmsearch!

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years ago

   Thank you!  Choices made; great time-saver, and one less thing to have to try and remember to do! 

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   Ms Deeposted 13 years ago

   Very handy feature! So glad to have it and appreciate all the work behind making this happen.

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   physician-jobs02posted 13 years ago

   So easy to use and so cool! I'll be using this from now on

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    Danette Wattposted 13 years ago

    Like the global setting, don't like the color coded 'hub author" and "commentor level" boxes in the comments - I find them very distracting. And did the print get smaller? Maybe it's just late at night for me but the print looks like it shrunk!

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       DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       So Danette, it's not just my eyes, then is it??
       
       Hey--Hub Pages!!!  Many of us are well over "20-something," and small print is not very user-friendly for us....

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    AEvansposted 13 years ago

    Perfected very well! I like this new setting, thank you!

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    Purple Perlposted 13 years ago

    Great, just tested it! Thanks, Pia!

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    Anamika Sposted 13 years ago

    Awesome feature!

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years ago

    GLITCH ALERT!!
    
    I had set my comments to "approve before they appear," (as the former default for approval of comments of "all comments initially appear" seems to have gone away)....
    
    Today, I found a comment on my 'comments' page, approved it, and it vanished!  Disappeared from the comments page and never showed up on the hub so I could reply to it & thank the commenter!  It just evaporated into thin air!

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       pauldeedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I think you are referring to this Hub, and the comment by kittythedreamer.  You have that Hub (or your global settings) set to display the most recent comments at the top.  Perhaps that is where the confusion is ...

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       DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ooops...my bad... Apologies for false alarm.  I'm not quite sure how I managed that!  Will they correctly re-sort when I re-set the global box?

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    Cardisaposted 13 years ago

    I am really loving these changes. Looking forward to what's coming next.

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    tlpoagueposted 13 years ago

    I think the change was very helpful and want to say thanks for all the hard work to team HubPages.

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    DzyMsLizzyposted 13 years ago

    PUHHH--LEEEEZE give us back a readable-sized font/typeface in the comments!  Please!  I have a good-sized monitor, and even so, I'm now squinting, even with my glasses to see the type!  Very bad! 
    
    I repeat, as I said in a prior post on this--many of us are well over 20- or 30- something...into our 50's and 60's.  Small type=not good!
    
    Yeah...I "could" increase the view size on the toolbar...but that's not the point!  Why should we have to?? For one thing, doing so increases the size of everything, so that the rest of what's on the page is shoved off the edges of the screen, forcing horizontal scrolling to read all!
    
    The other changes are fine..this one is not.  It wasn't broken--why did you "fix" it?

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    Glenn Stokposted 13 years ago

    This is a very useful addition. I have always wanted to make sure all my comment capsules were set right. But never took the time to edit each hub to check on it. Now with a global setting, it's easy. I like that it still includes the ability to leave any particular Hub with a different setting if desired. That was well thought out.

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