Following feedback and discussions and a failed attempt to make things better, I’ve implemented a new layout for comments.
This layout takes into account deleted/unapproved comments.
Even though the numbering format has changed, our unique way of referring to previous comments can continue.
There may be one-or-two tweaks in the immediate future and I welcome any feedback.
Comment 1 for demonstration purposes
This is a third comment. Comment #2 remains unapproved
Ah. I just left a comment about this on site feedback – which I was typing whilst you published this.
I suppose, if things have to change they have to change but I much preferred the identity of the poster being the headline of each poster rather than an avatar and the comment number. I did not ever feel that there were so many deleted or moderated comments to make a change necessary – it seemed to happen once in a blue moon – but, if there is a demand for change, I guess we have to live with it. I can’t pretend I prefer the new format which I don’t find as amenable when scanning for a particular poster but that’s just me.
Is there a way to insert a blank line between the dateline and the text of the comment? That would improve legibility. (At present there isn’t one. Or maybe it’s just me. I use Chrome on an Android device, if it matters.)
@5 your wish is my command
The dateline surely has an extraneous “at” at the end, doesn’t it?
@4 – adjusted
@7 – oops! Gone now.