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Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by LordWinstanley »

mburns wrote: post #20
LordWinstanley wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe if you don't want links in your comments surreptitiously hijacked by Disqus and used to try and generate ad revenue: https://stiobhart.net/2017-02-21-disqusting/

That blog doesn't ring true. They've had the program in place for years (~2012) and it is opt-in. Author didn't seem to contact Disqus to see if this was a mistake or intentional, and doesn't mention if the domain had the Revenue option enabled. He just says 'I remember once clicking an unrelated option about showing inline ads, that should have been good enough'. Seems like a senseless ragequit.

S/He does link to a complaint on Disqus's forums about it. So, it does seem to be taking other people by surprise too:

https://disqus.com/home/discussion/channel-discussdisqus/bug...

Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by the_mitsuhiko »

mburns wrote: post #20
LordWinstanley wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe if you don't want links in your comments surreptitiously hijacked by Disqus and used to try and generate ad revenue: https://stiobhart.net/2017-02-21-disqusting/

That blog doesn't ring true. They've had the program in place for years (~2012) and it is opt-in. Author didn't seem to contact Disqus to see if this was a mistake or intentional, and doesn't mention if the domain had the Revenue option enabled. He just says 'I remember once clicking an unrelated option about showing inline ads, that should have been good enough'. Seems like a senseless ragequit.

I doubt I enabled this and I just checked and my disqus comments also go through this.

Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by mikekchar »

jdsin wrote: post #7

I explored this for my static website (hosted on github), Didn't fit my needs exactly. So I started building one in flask and mySQL recently: https://github.com/singhjaideep/flask_comment

I'm curious about why you have a static website hosted by someone else, but then host your own comments? Is there some advantage to keeping the comments separated from the content?

Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by jboogie77 »

anigbrowl wrote: post #11
thinkxl wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You shouldn't if you are happy with Disqus. Isso is an open source, self hosted alternative.

Yes, but what advantages accrue to the person using it? It's become fashionable for people to identify which boxes they tick in a single sentence when describing their product, but this is basically preaching to the converted. For people who are not already exercised about always preferring an open-source option (ie potential new entrants to the OSS community), it's worthwhile to provide positive reasons to use it, b…

I browsed their website & github and have yet to find an answer to your question

Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by voltagex_ »

mikekchar wrote: post #23
jdsin wrote: post #7

I explored this for my static website (hosted on github), Didn't fit my needs exactly. So I started building one in flask and mySQL recently: https://github.com/singhjaideep/flask_comment

I'm curious about why you have a static website hosted by someone else, but then host your own comments? Is there some advantage to keeping the comments separated from the content?

Static hosting is pretty much free, then the comments can go on a cheap server.

I looked into using Discourse to do something like this, but they refuse to reduce their memory usage (2GB minimum required, I think)

Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by lifthrasiir »

anigbrowl wrote: post #13
reitanqild wrote: post #3

SQLite backend Because comments are not Big Data. Yep, you got it. Also MIT licensed. Please go ahead and kill Facebook comments. I strongly dislike realname policies in this day and time where a single remark can cost you your job.

Because comments are not Big Data. I'd like to understand the significance of this. I'm extremely interested in comments as big data (to try to understand social networking patterns better from studying the structure of nested comments) and I'd like to get a handle on the opposite point of view - what is it that you prefer about this approach?

Comments for your website are not Big Data (in most cases). Comments aggregated throughout multiple websites can be Big Data, but making them available is not your responsibility.

Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by ocdtrekkie »

mburns wrote: post #20
LordWinstanley wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe if you don't want links in your comments surreptitiously hijacked by Disqus and used to try and generate ad revenue: https://stiobhart.net/2017-02-21-disqusting/

That blog doesn't ring true. They've had the program in place for years (~2012) and it is opt-in. Author didn't seem to contact Disqus to see if this was a mistake or intentional, and doesn't mention if the domain had the Revenue option enabled. He just says 'I remember once clicking an unrelated option about showing inline ads, that should have been good enough'. Seems like a senseless ragequit.

Disqus is going to start forcing some blogs to either ad-support or get a subscription: https://blog.disqus.com/advertising-will-remain-optional-for...

Re: Isso: A Commenting Server Similar to Disqus

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Post by nodesocket »

I've been scouring for a solid replacement for Disqus for my company's blog (https://blog.elasticbyte.net). We are currently using Ghost and Disqus.

Isso looks nice, especially like the code blocks and backtick support. However, social login is a must have. The ability for anybody to put a name and email is bound to be a spammers delight.

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