Rude comments10.03.2010
I've written many words in the past on the subject of comments and moderation. In truth I find myself flip-flopping - loving the idea of growing an unfettered community that accurately portrays 2% of a websites visiting audience but reeling with the knowledge there's an inevitable need for the iron fist of censorship required to grow a useful and balanced article feedback mechanism.
Of course then I remember I'm just the guy who builds the tools and I get on with the task at hand!
Upgrades
The comments engine has received an subtle upgrade. The internals now take full advantage of the Backpage 3.0 API, so opinions and flames are poured to screen faster while using fewer server-side resources. The engine has also been opened up to support more than just blog posts, and can now handle product reviews for 'shop' and dozens of other applications.
The upgrade can be found on the comments module page.