New Comment Enhancements

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   Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

   Hi everyone,
   
   In Hubs' Comment Capsules, we've made a few enhancements (coming very soon):
   
   - Comments left by the author of the Hub are reflected as "Hub Author" in a bubble next to the username.
   - Commenter level is indicated next to your username and when you left the comment.
   
   Note: If you have hidden your Accolades from your profile, you comments will not display your level.
   
   This is a way for readers of your Hubs to recognize comments left by the person who wrote the Hub, and established community members who have an admirable track record of commenting on others' Hubs.
   
   More on Accolades, including the Great Commenter Accolade, here: http://hubpages.com/faq/#accolades

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      Edweirdoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Jason,
      
      The color coding of this feature is not working. Take a look at this hub:
      
      ht tp://edweirdo.hubpages.com/hub/Promote-Your-Older-Hubs-Using-Tags-To-Create-Custom-RSS-Feeds
      
      (I picked it because it has 100s of comments)
      
      Search for "Hub Author" and you will see quite a few people who are not me are marked in blue!

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         Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Yep, there are a couple of bugs. Thank you for reporting it.
         
         Hey, it's the Friday before Labor Day weekend...these things happen. ;-) (Will be fixed soon)

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            goody7posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Would it be possible for each individual hubber to have a choice to opt out of this new feature on their hub's comment area? If not I'm for doing away with it altogether as well. It's going to cause people to stop making comments, and it's just too gaudy looking. There's also another problem now where if you want to stop following someone, you can't. Why is this?

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      kannanwritesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Frankly, I just love it!

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      WannaB Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I tend to be motivated to strive to get to the higher levels if it's recognized. If I've been a bit sloppy, I try harder to change my ways and improve. I don't mind this new system at all. I just hope that instead of being upset, those who aren't in the yellow yet will work harder to get there. Those who want to delete their comments capsules may be cutting off their noses to spite their faces. After all, don't comments help search engine ranking and page views?

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      LhouvieBlueposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      thanks for the advise.. I'll be doing it the next time

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   Alas! We all get comments that are sometimes a little bit off the mark of our intent for that hub. I, for one, am always fine with that. I accept all positive comments in the spirit in which they are intended.
   
   But if I get a comment that's emblazoned in yellow, and it is not absolutely perfect in all respects; I have no choice but to immediately delete it. This is not a good thing.

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   Just Ask Susanposted 13 years ago

   I went through a few of my hubs when I saw the different colors trying to figure them out and some of the comments that I have left back to people are showing up in yellow and people that have commented on my hubs are showing up as the hub author even though it is my hub they are commenting on. Is this a glitch?

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, a bit of a glitch. It's being fixed now and should be reflected on the site shortly.
      
      Thank you for your patience!

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         Just Ask Susanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks and I like this new comment enhancement

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   Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

   Hold on a sec, paradigmsearch: we might be updating that soon. That was one variant that we thought about, but we have another that will likely get rolled out soon...

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      paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      

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         Sally's Troveposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         This is a ridiculous and confusing change. It is absolutely not an enhancement.
         
         I could care a rat's ass about blue and yellow and what others' rankings are when they make a comment. I'm the judge of that worth, not HP.

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   Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

   Take a look again, everyone - the change went out with the most recent build (about 2 minutes ago).
   
   There is one small bug that will be fixed shortly (showing the Commenter Levels 1-4 in a light gray, not white).

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   princess gposted 13 years ago

   So I'm a level 2. This means I'm a crappy commenter? I'm not as good as  level three or four? At least I'm better than a one....

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      Edweirdoposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed! I, too, am a Level 2, but I notice that certain folks who drop by every hub they see and write "Nice hub" are Level 8

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         Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Those short "Nice Hub" type of comments are actually working against them in terms of the way levels are calculated. I suppose they must be leaving longer, more genuine comments on other Hubs.

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      FloraBreenRobisonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      This actually has more to do with *how often* you leave comments  that aremeaningful, rather than how meaningful comments are in general. Thus, someone with a higher level  is  leaving meaningful comments with a higher frequency-in a way you can look at it as being a reflection on how much time you have to read  hubs and comment on them.  Therefore, if you can only spend an hour a day commenting on hubs you will not have commented on as many hubs  where people can spend three hours a day commenting.

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   ubanichijiokeposted 13 years ago

   Am expecting the best. Keep the good work coming. Great job

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   princess gposted 13 years ago

   You forgot to mention what the levels even MEAN

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      http://hubpages.com/faq/#accolades

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   WriteAngledposted 13 years ago

   Today is the day I made my last comment on a hub.
   
   This is a stupid and divisive move.

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    K9keystrokesposted 13 years ago

    I love the enhancement Jason! I think you guys are really on the right path. I like that the author of the hub still retains the right to moderate before allowing the comment. And I also like the fact that we get to see who is committed to the community through comments and interaction (the color coding ranking thing). It is just another fun attribute to play with here on HubPages. And after all is said and  done, it has to be fun, or it ain't worth the trouble! 
    Big HubHugs to the team~
    K9

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       Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you, K9keystrokes!
       
       And as a Level 7 Commenter, that's fantastic that people will recognize you (and other Great Commenters like you) who read and provide insightful comments on their Hubs.

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          K9keystrokesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Okay,...extra HubHugs for Jason!

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             wavegirl22posted 13 years agoin reply to this

             I second that one!

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    WriteAngledposted 13 years ago

    Of course, if enough people dislike this feature, we may well see a sudden disappearance of comment capsules from many hubs.

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    FloraBreenRobisonposted 13 years ago

    Oh, and why are both  colour coding  *and* a reference to level of commentating is necessary?

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       FloraBreenRobisonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       this isn't a gripe. It is confusion. Isn't this redundant?

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    Ms Deeposted 13 years ago

    Even with the glitch, this is a great feature to see you've added. HubPages keeps getting better and better, IMHO!

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    Marisa Wrightposted 13 years ago

    Not that concerned about this feature one way or the other, except that I think it looks ugly.

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       Sally's Troveposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Agreed, and adding that it's useless.

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       Danette Wattposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Agree - and distracting

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       Neil Sperlingposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       very ugly -- no value really that I can see

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Thanks, everyone. (Including those that express liking something by griping about it)
    
    I'll share your thanks with Tom and James, who built and designed it, respectively.

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    AEvansposted 13 years ago

    Another wonderful add-on! Will have to get used to it, but change is always good.

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    sarasotaduiposted 13 years ago

    Nice feature to look forward...thanks!

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    EmpressFelicityposted 13 years ago

    If anyone else finds this feature at best meaningless and at worst divisive (good word whoever used it), then I have the following suggestion, which I already made on another thread but is worth repeating here: make your accolades private. Then your commenter level won't show up when you post a comment to someone else's hub.
    
    The existence of features like this (and the "thumbs up/down" thing you get on some forums) is depressing because brings it home to you that yes, there really are people out there who might just base their assessment of someone's comments on the person's commenter rating and not on the actual words they used. Grrr.
    
    Edit: I've just noticed the global comment capsule settings thingy in the "My Account" section. Now that IS useful. Please, please HP can we concentrate on useful stuff?

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    Hauntyposted 13 years ago

    I'm sure HP knows where they are going with all these changes, because don't forget, there's gonna be an entirely new site design soon. Which btw looks awesome.

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    melbelposted 13 years ago

    This is really cool, in my opinion. It will make hubbers post more than "that's cool" on hubs which will be nice! It's always nice to get a well thought out comment on my hubs and I try my best to leave well thought out comments although I don't often comment. I think this is a good direction for HubPages.
    
    

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    sofsposted 13 years ago

    I really do not see any value addition to the current pages other than the unsightly blotches marring the comments.. does it serve any purpose??

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    ershruti304posted 13 years ago

    change is always for betterment. So at least I look forward for it

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       WriteAngledposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Change may make things better, but it may also make them worse, or have no effect whatsoever.

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    Cheeky Girlposted 13 years ago

    According to this amazing new color-coded system I am a level 7 commenter. Wow, did I get promoted ? LOL! Great enhancement!
    
    Now all I need is a Hub enhancement to get me a coffee and cereal for breakfast, guys that would be just sweet! LOL! Kidding!
    
    Another great idea, and it allows great comments to be made, and encourages the ones who comment less to comment more. Might it have been easier to perhaps just have a smaller box shape with a colored number inside it with a number from 1 - 8 in it or something? Just a wee thought. No big deal.
    
    One issue is what happens if someone decides to "unfollow" someone for any reason, what happens in the comments? Will they auto-update I wonder?

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