Twelve.
The number of probable months since I've commented using Disqus.
The number of probable months since I've commented using Disqus.
I have found myself much more interested in commenting on Hacker News than any of the articles I read here. The only exception I can think of is when I need to comment to the author of the article and it is obvious that they don't read Hacker News.
As for the popularity of Disqus, I see their commenting system everywhere today! And I have to admit, I think the world is a better place for it.
Engadget's commenting system has always been its weakness. The site has (I blieve) the best gadget reporting on the internet, but its comment section is on-par with YouTube's. I can't remember the last time I tried to read the comment's on a popular article that didn't devolve into a flame war between some kind of fanboy faction.
If that site's planning to rescue its users from inane, inflammatory or outright inaccurate commenting, it needs to use a moderation system that's much more aggressive about filtering and burying the bad, while promoting the good. And that's not something that Disqus does very well.