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I just think it's a pity that she never wore these again.
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Post by V on Apr 30, 2021 19:41:26 GMT
Hi, a quick question here, I hope it's not the wrong place to ask.
What's the deal with the Comments section under each new page at gunnerkrigg.com? It shows zero for several hours, then I'm assuming all the approved comments show up at once, some reactions follow, usually bringing the number to somewhere between a hundred and two, and then with the new update we're back to zero.
Are the old comments to be found somewhere? Is that a community separate from this forum? Or is it just for quick thoughts that are meant to be ephemeral?
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Apr 30, 2021 20:55:30 GMT
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Post by pyradonis on Apr 30, 2021 20:55:30 GMT
As far as I know these comments vanish when the next page goes up (and in a lot of cases it's better that way, many people who don't have to register an account to post a comment do not think twice, or even once, before posting something aggressive or icky). You are right in that they only show up after having been approved by hand. I think during one of the first chapters Tom wrote under a page that he had to institute this policy. And yes, these comments are completely separate from the forum, they are like the comment sections found under many other webcomics where an e-mail adress is enough to post something. Only that here the comment section exists only under the current page while in every other similar webcomic I know the comments stay up forever.
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Post by DonDueed on Apr 30, 2021 21:59:00 GMT
Someone once mentioned that a fan has set up a system that captures the comments just before the new page goes up, and archives them. Like an idiot I didn't save the link to that archive!
But yeah, it's an odd approach that Tom has implemented -- unique, even. I suppose it cuts down on the moderation load. I imagine that the most serious commenters are here in the forum anyway.
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Post by foxurus on Apr 30, 2021 22:28:03 GMT
During one of the City Face interludes, characters from the comic would post in the comment section. I think you can still find them somewhere, maybe on the wiki? But it's kind of sad you can't find them on the site any more.
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