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Replaced reddit by disqus

Open MrLuit opened this issue 8 years ago • 2 comments

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This PR removes Reddit comments and replaces them by Disqus comments. Reddit comments are a pain in the ass and they archive every 6 months. I personally believe this will make it easier for us to maintain the comments.

I'll probably keep running the Reddit Bot every 6 months to create new threads on /r/trumptracker but the Reddit comments won't be visible on the website.


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MrLuit avatar May 17 '17 07:05 MrLuit

Given concerns around Reddit threads locking over time (preventing conversation), I am in favor of replacing our current comment system. That said, I believe we should consider alternatives to disqus due to potential concerns over user privacy, ui/ux, data archival, closed-source, etc.

iProdigy avatar May 17 '17 13:05 iProdigy

I think we could use a custom comment system with a database that is hosted off-site. That database would be downloadable by everyone at any time with an open moderator log.

Maybe it would also be a good idea to implement Github and Reddit authentication.

MrLuit avatar May 17 '17 14:05 MrLuit