Important Update: Commenting System Revamp

Attention GameSpot Members.
We will be taking down the old commenting system and replacing it with a new one starting May 3rd at 11am PT. There will be some major improvements and functionalitiesthat you will notice to the new system.

Features Include:

- Threading Functionality
- Instant Notifications
- Option to "Follow" the Conversation
- Who is subscribed to the page
- Users watching the page
- Social Functionality
- Positive Ratings
- Notification Changes

For the full story please read our announcement in the Community News feature page.

Please report any bugs you experience with this new feature here, thank you

It also appears that likes have a tendency to disappear.

It also appears that likes have a tendency to disappear.msudude211

Confirmed - comments on all of my and my friend's [past] blogs are currently invisible. So much for all that imparted wisdom..! :P Oh, and by the by, why take away the HTML/BBC functionality? @Synthia Also... [spoiler] Spoiler tags are borked! [/spoiler]

On the dark theme the text color is too close to the background color of some elements and it is hard to read.

It seems if you have a transparent PNG it converts the transparent part to green and makes an jpg

If possible, could we still see the old comments in our blogs? I have some comments I can't see due to this update. These comments are new and I would hate for the users to think I'm ignoring them.

Hopefully a fix is in the works?

EDIT, I found this link :

"Old Comments Returning Soon. You might see the past 8 days worth of comments once the new commenting system is on the site. The older comments data will get imported over time."

So, it seems the Old Comments are Returning Soon.

EDIT 2 : It's two hours away from MAY 9th as I type this. Still, the OLD comments are not fixed.

For the recored, not a fan of the new system, other than the negatives spamming ability removal.

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EDIT 3 It's May 30, 2012. The old comments aren't fixed in the blogs. It's probably never going to be fixed. I should have known better.

You don't get PM notifications either anymore. Having a convo in a blog? Not worth it at all. Go to a different site. No more Editing comments. No more HTML coding in comments. Slow loading comments as well. it's a mess.

The comment system stinks. The only positive is that the negatives are gone. One step forward, 6 steps backward GS.

Why in the world would you change the already perfect simplicty of a comment system to this junk??? I beg you change it back ...not to mention its buggy as hell and the comment section loads a ton slower now lol also for now all the peoples comments on my profile are no longer there and I'm unable to reply...or it's just slower then a snail glued to a stick.

Why in the world would you change the already perfect simplicty of a comment system to this junk??? I beg you change it back ...not to mention its buggy as hell and the comment section loads a ton slower now lol also for now all the peoples comments on my profile are no longer there and I'm unable to reply...or it's just slower then a snail glued to a stick.

jeffbordonaro

glad this is a known issue - I like change, but change that works is always nice too...maybe...I have to keep clicking on my blog to see new comments...I'm thinking something, but I'll keep it to myself :)

If possible, could we still see the old comments in our blogs? I have some comments I can't see due to this update. These comments are new and I would hate for the users to think I'm ignoring them.

Hopefully a fix is in the works?

EDIT, I found this link :

"Old Comments Returning Soon. You might see the past 8 days worth of comments once the new commenting system is on the site. The older comments data will get imported over time."

So, it seems the Old Comments are Returning Soon.

SolidTy

The old comments better get fixed and show up eventually. Lots of people whose blogs I follow are really angry about their old comments dissapearing, myself included.

I cannot view or post any new comments. Nor can view any of the old comments on my blogs...

I'm sure this is known as well, but reply is gone now too...awesome :)

Comment counter for blogs is glitched. It says zero comments even when there are comments.

Also will edit/delete comments and spell check be added again? I do not understand why they were removed since they were useful.

Comment counter for blogs is glitched. It says zero comments even when there are comments.

Also will edit/delete comments and spell check be added again? I do not understand why they were removed since they were useful.

KFHEWUI

The issue that I had mentioned earlier seems to be one with browser compatibility. I use IE 7 at work but IE 8 at home. Is there a way to make this new commenting system compatible with IE 7 since work is when I primarily log on to Gamespot?

Voicing my dislike... no, distaste for this comment system. It wouldn't be so bad if ... it actually worked like it should. I'm sure these points have been brought up already, but I will add another squeaky wheel to the wagon. We receive no notifications for @ replies, blogs continue to show 0 comments when there definitely are comments, email notifications of people who reply to you do not take you to the reply, the New Comments pop up button that appears on video comment walls sometimes shoots you too far up the page, and of course there's the thing about all the comments prior to this new system disappearing. Also, I cannot seem to find a way to disable email notifications whenever my comment is liked or replied to. The email tells me there should be a notifications page in my settings, but I don't see it. Also, I think the ability to share comments via Twitter and Facebook is completely unnecessary. This has got to be the worst implementation of a feature that I've seen on this forum I've seen in years. It's like no one bothered to even test it before they went live with it.

Also, I cannot seem to find a way to disable email notifications whenever my comment is liked or replied to.

JustPlainLucas

I don't use Fuse. I never will. JustPlainLucas

Neither do I but all he did was offer a solution. Take it or leave it.

Voicing my dislike... no, distaste for this comment system. It wouldn't be so bad if ... it actually worked like it should. I'm sure these points have been brought up already, but I will add another squeaky wheel to the wagon. We receive no notifications for @ replies, blogs continue to show 0 comments when there definitely are comments, email notifications of people who reply to you do not take you to the reply, the New Comments pop up button that appears on video comment walls sometimes shoots you too far up the page, and of course there's the thing about all the comments prior to this new system disappearing. Also, I cannot seem to find a way to disable email notifications whenever my comment is liked or replied to. The email tells me there should be a notifications page in my settings, but I don't see it. Also, I think the ability to share comments via Twitter and Facebook is completely unnecessary. This has got to be the worst implementation of a feature that I've seen on this forum I've seen in years. It's like no one bothered to even test it before they went live with it.

JustPlainLucas

I like it so far but it seems that blogs now always show 0 comments in that little link at the bottom even though, for example, I have 15 comments.

Ever since the upgrade, anytime I post a comment, I get automatically redirected back to the home page instead of remaining on the news article where I posted my comment. Any 2nd attempt to post after I click back on the article, then my comment will go through.

When someone @replies to you, you're currently not notified by PM that they're sent you a reply. It would be useful if this could be reintroduced.

I've been following GameSpot for several years now and joined since last year and just by the last update you've did to your commenting system I'm no longer able to post comments or like others. The total layout of your commenting system is broken for me. I can still read the comments but I can't post or do anything else. I cleared my cash and cookies but nothing, it's the same. Please help.PS3BigFan

When someone @replies to you, you're currently not notified by PM that they're sent you a reply. It would be useful if this could be reintroduced.

gbrading

^ Yes, why would I want my e-mail account to fill up with crap from fuse when I'm forced to use it only for GS? A site that previously had on-site notifications. Ack.

Okay, it's not really a bug I suppose, but it is just as annoying as one.

"The older comments data will get imported over time."

Lolz sure. :|

The new commenting system is not displaying correctly , I'm using Firefox 12, Please help

The new commenting system is not displaying correctly , I'm using Firefox 12, Please help

bashar-xs

[QUOTE="bashar-xs"]

The new commenting system is not displaying correctly , I'm using Firefox 12, Please help

robbristow

I can't log to livefyre.com/ i'm getting "server not found" page, I disabled adblock and all add-ons but nothing changed, I couldn't view your link cuase I cant log to livefyre.com in the first place, any thoughts ?

[QUOTE="bashar-xs"]

The new commenting system is not displaying correctly , I'm using Firefox 12, Please help

robbristow

What error are you getting from the livefyre page exactly? you said you can't log in as well as server not found? is it just a http server not found error? The livefyre site may be having issues in that case; also the site is zor.fyre.co, not livefyre.comrobbristow

according to my page source its version v1.0.657032, now what? bashar-xs

I'm getting the classic for both zor.fyre and livefyre and I have 2mb adsl Server not found Firefox can't find the server at www.livefyre.com. Check the address for typing errors such as ww.example.com instead of www.example.com If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.bashar-xs

[QUOTE="bashar-xs"]according to my page source its version v1.0.657032, now what? robbristow

"server not found" as well, I tried IE 9 and I got the same problem, I'm in the middle east region: Syria, never had a problem with GS since 2006 bashar-xs

I turned my firewall down and it didn't help

nor do I know if Syria blocks any particular net traffic, though I can't imagine any reason why the country would have an issue with livefyre regardless, there's always a chance it does still.robbristow

well ... considring that nvidia, google, wikipedia are blocking thier services for my region as part of US santctions on my country,I will not be surprised if livefyre is doing it as well .... so it seems that there is nothing I can do about it, :?
Facebook twitter works fine

You can't even use google or wikipedia? O,o Erm..wow, well in that case it'd definitely seem like you're out of luck until international political relations improve.robbristow

Google mail/search/youtube are allowed but no developers tools for us, wikipedia without CSS, Nvidia: Drivers are not allowed for my region :lol: and now gamespot are punishing us with its new commenting system :D