Comment box for individual comics

[KnKy Kevin]

I was thinking that I feel like I have something to say in response to every comic I come across. Rather than copying the comic and alt-text and such for every day (which I notice I haven't been doing), would it be possible to have a coment box for each comic entry where we can post a quick thought or message about a comic? And then if one of them is particularly poignant, we can also have a post on the forum for larger discussion.

[brian]

I'd like to hear what you have to say about the comics, Kevin. I'm just not keen on having comments attached to them. So, I took a shot at adding a shout box in the blog section. Please take a look, play with it a while, and see what you think.

[existential_elevator]

I quite like the shout-box so far!

[Hodge]

I'm not sure I really get the point of the shout box. It's only (apparent) advantage over the forum is its immediacy, especially if the boxes aren't tied to the individual comics. Seems to be a difficult place to have a conversation - more suited to one-offs like "nice one today, Brian!".

What do you all like that I might have missed?

[brian]

What do you all like that I might have missed?

As you said, the immediacy. Also the home-paged-ness of it and lack of a login. Maybe hear from some folks who aren't much into forums.

Well, also, since the forum I get almost zero e-mail, even from readers who don't use the forum. Before I'd get a handful most every week. I miss the e-mail, I miss hearing what strikes a reader's fancy about this or that comic. Or what a comic brought up for someone. Some days those e-mails helped provide energy for the next comic. Maybe a quick and easy response toy will get some of that energy back. Maybe.

[Hodge]

Did the comment box get removed or is there a problem with it?

It's not there when I load the front page.

(It's kinda grown on me.)

[brian]

'tis back, Hodge, for you.

For now.

We'll see.

Because being already prone to a few days of depression each week due to the work mess, and seeing no new comments for four days running, well, it doesn't cheer me up any.

Not that I'm looking for comments out of pity.

I just have an exaggerated need right now to see that someone, somewhere, is paying attention to this little crumbling life.

So it might be easier/better for me to just dump the shout box.

(How's that for being candid?)

[KnKy Kevin]

Pretty darn, I might say.

I'm sorry times are tough. If it's any consolation, we're certainly coming here every day to read and support you.

[Hodge]

I just have an exaggerated need right now to see that someone, somewhere, is paying attention to this little crumbling life.

/me raises had meekly.

So it might be easier/better for me to just dump the shout box.

You do what's best for you. If you don't it's quite possible no one else will.

(How's that for being candid?)

Definitive.