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Josh Khoen still sucks.
Yeah he does.
Like a fox.
User comments were the best part of the old SJI and the reason many of us returned often. The designer of the new SJI obviously does not feel the same. There is no way for users to quickly see if new comments have been added. We are not going to waste our time clicking on every article and scrolling to the bottom to see if new comments have been added. The designer could have at least copied slashdot.org and included the number of comments in the heading for the article.
Steveo,
We are working out some of the kinks. Comments are now noted next to articles in the news feed. We should have the number of comments noted in previews of the top stories within a week.
Thanks for reading,
JK
Some of us like to come to the “news” without all of the inane dribble by you old folks who have nothing better to do than, as you say, “see if new comments have been added.” :-) If you’re so concerned about it, why not click the “Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail” or “Notify me of new posts via email” boxes below.
Actually, one of the things that has kept me from posting comments in the past was the need to sign up to do so. Had difficulty with the sign up form using my phone. So I do like the newer commenting ease.
You’re doing a great job. The adults-to-trolls comment ratio is improving and more and better posts are more frequent. Hats off to Dan and the staffers working on it.