See original post here: DISQUS vs Intense Debate by Scam Free Internet

Frequent visitors probably already noticed, but I’ve changed the comment system on this blog from the default WordPress comment system to Intense Debate, then finally, to Disqus.

I’ve kept the original WordPress comment system for so long because of its simplicity. But I’ve always wanted more features so I can better manage posts and pages with hundreds of comments. The main problem I had with the default system was that it would create a new page once it reached the set number of comments (ie. 30 parent comments). This meant that once the number of comments reached 30, all the previous comments would disappear into the ‘previous comments’ pages. This made it hard to follow conversations and replies to older comments which would be hidden in previous pages.

I’ve thought about disabling comment pages altogether, but that would increase the loading time of the page significantly, and no one likes a really long page.

So, finally, I’ve decided to change the comment system. I had tried Disqus before, but I was unsuccessful in installing it properly. It just wouldn’t work (it did work this time). Consequently, I tried Intense Debate. There aren’t many to choose from. It looks like it’s either Disqus or Intense Debate.

Intense Debate

Pros

• Highly customizable. CSS style sheet is easy to work with and more importantly, I could add ‘Rules’ section to the footer.
• Well integrated into WordPress. It’s made by the same company, apparently.
• Can add a bunch of add-ons to the comment system, such as CommentLuv.
• Feels simple and crisp.

Cons

• Does not render properly under IE9 and Opera (just one button misplacement in Opera).
• Importing comments process is buggy. The first time, the progress was stuck at 84%. So, I reset the plugin. This time, it was stuck at 0%. Then, I did a clean import. Now, it was stuck at “Queued, waiting for import”. I could never get it to import all the comments.
• Replies are hidden and you have to click the ‘Replies’ text to expand them. Replies were already shown for pages with few comments, but were not shown for those with many comments.

I had a good first impression of Intense Debate. But as I went through the installation process, the cons were too significant to overcome. I spent a lot of time customizing it, too. Argghh…

Here’s the CSS style sheet I was working with. I added line by line within the ID control panel on their website.  These are readily available from their help section. I customized them to fit the theme of my blog, but it should be a good starting point for most. I hope it helps you if you do choose to use Intense Debate.

DISQUS

Pros

• Lots of login options. You can use just about any of your login credentials (Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc). Of course, you can still post comments anonymously if you choose to. I’ve allowed that on my site.
• Looks nice and clean, though it took me a long time to customize the CSS. Still not 100% satisfied.
• It’s popular. Lots of websites use it; therefore, many people know what they’re dealing with when they see Disqus logo in the comment section of a blog.

Cons

• Not as customizable as Intense Debate. I couldn’t add any content of my own to the layout. I wanted to add the Rules section.
• By default, it inherits the blog’s main theme style sheet. This meant that I had a lot of work to do to redefine styles for each class. Editing CSS for Disqus took much longer than customizing Intense Debate. Even then, I still couldn’t get it to look just the way I wanted it to. Some aspects of the layout are only editable if you pay, it seems.
• All URLs in comments are auto-linked. Disqus creates a hyperlink to all text that ends with a typical suffix ie. “.com”. This is kind of a big issue for me as the blog deals with scam websites, and I don’t want commenters linking to scam sites. It is nofollow, but I still want the hyperlinks disabled. Before, with WordPress comment system, I told commenters to either omit “www” or use “www-“, but this doesn’t prevent Disqus from creating a link. There doesn’t seem to be an option to turn the auto-hyperlinks off.
• Doesn’t integrate well with WordPress comments. Once you install the plugin, you export your WordPress comments to Disqus system. This syncs the two comment systems for the time being. Once a new comment is posted using Disqus, Disqus will export that comment to the WordPress system after a few minutes. Thus, it is synced. However, as an admin, I can no longer reply via WordPress comment within the admin panel as Disqus doesn’t import future comments from WordPress. Also, my sidebar that shows recent comments doesn’t work properly as clicking on a new comment will not take you to that comment but only to the page where the comment is posted. I will have to work on this to integrate Disqus further into the current theme.
• Comments count within the WordPress dashboard is different from the actual number of comments. I’ve lost about 200 comments after Disqus was installed. I still don’t know which ones are missing. I’m hoping that it’s just omitting the trackbacks and pingbacks from the comments count.
• The Help section is lacking. There just isn’t that much information in their knowledge base, especially for CSS help.
• More at the bottom (see Update)

Download my style sheet. It should help you get started if you choose to use Disqus.

As you can clearly see, I have far more cons for Disqus than for Intense Debate. Why did I choose to keep Disqus? One reason is that I just don’t want to spend any more time fiddling with this. However, the main reason I can’t use Intense Debate is that although I’ve only listed three negatives, they are very significant for me. Disqus has many flaws, but I can work around most issues. The only major concern I have with Disqus is the auto-hyperlink problem. I’m hoping that there’s a solution I’ve yet to discover.

For both systems, I couldn’t find much information on any search engine. It’s not like I have terrible search skills. Getsatisfaction.com seems to have the most discussions regarding the two comment systems.

If you have solutions to any of the problems I’ve listed, please leave a comment. Also, please let me know if you experience any problems with the new Disqus comment system. Thank you.

UPDATE: Well, I’ve disabled Disqus comment system. I started getting more spam and it labeled me as “anonymous”. I think it has something to with “KVNPark” vs “kvnpark”. I also changed the WordPress commenting settings so that the latest comment is at the top, which does solve my problem a little. But I would still like a dynamic comments page. I think I’ll try out Intense Debate once the bugs are fixed. Their rep responded very fast to my questions and that made me want to give them another shot.

See original post here: Happy New Year 2011! by Scam Free Internet

Time is a wealth of change,
but the clock in its parody makes it mere change and no wealth.

- R. Tagore

Thanks for visiting, and happy new year to everyone!

I kind of lost direction with this blog at the moment, and am not really sure what kind of content to fill it with. I’m open to suggestions. You can contact me via the contact page or leave comment below, of course.

By far the most visited posts/pages on my blog are:

• Online TV/video related
  • Online TV Scams
  • Places to Watch Free TV
  • How I Watch Sports Online; etc.
• Fraudulent Online Stores

Everything else is kind of… meh… So, I’m definitely going to share with you anything interesting I find related to the two topics above.

I’m also working on a directory of legitimate online businesses and deals. If you like my blog and would like to support my site, this will be one way of helping as I’m affiliated to the companies listed in that directory. Thanks. Along with ads, this will help me keep up with the costs of running this site.

An unattractive, to-be-edited version of the new store directory is up now. Check it out.

Peace~

See original post here: Moved Again by Scam Free Internet

Sorry for the downtime yesterday.

My server was acting weird all day. It was always unreliable, going down all the time.

So, I decided to switch AGAIN…

The move is already complete. Let’s see how good this one is.

See original post here: ICE Steals TVShack Domain Again by Scam Free Internet

I was doing some maintenance on the Free Places to Watch TV article, and realized TVShack.cc is taken over by the Homeland Security… again.
Also, thanks to “p e” for letting us know.

Among the domains seized, a torrent search engine, a SEARCH ENGINE, is included. More here

This is the list of domains seized by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). TVShack as you can see isn’t on their official list for whatever reason.

Domain Names

Most sites on the list are stores selling counterfeit goods. I don’t know what torrents and video streaming have in common with the other sites on the list, nor how they are related to Homeland Security… LOL. Bastards…

TV Shack is expected to be resurrected once again under a new domain, “tvshack.es”. It hasn’t happened yet at the time of writing, though.

More: http://www.zeropaid.com/news/91413/ice-seizes-more-domain-names-tvshack-for-2nd-time/

See original post here: Moving and Renovating by Scam Free Internet

The site’s currently under process of moving and renovating. You may see some slowdowns, broken images here and there. It will all be over soon.

I’ll be using a new theme which supports threaded comments – finally~ You can see the demo in the comment section below. hehe~

It’ll be a few days til everything’s  all sorted out. Most things will still work fine. Let me know if you still see errors after a few days from today, Aug 27th.

Thanks~

See original post here: TVShack, Ninjavideo Shut Down by Scam Free Internet

The Feds have shut down video streaming sites including TVShack.net, Movies-Links.TV, FilesPump.com, Now-Movies.com, PlanetMoviez.com, ThePirateCity.org and ZML.com

If you try visiting tvshack.net, you will see this image instead.

You can read more about it here.

No worries, most of the sites will pop back up in no time. TVShack for instance has reopened their site within minutes of being shut down with a different domain (tvshack.cc)

Ninjavideo is still down, but you can use Re1ease.net or Icefilms.info in the meantime.

ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is behind this massive quick operation. Why or how the Homeland Securities is dealing with copyright issues is beyond me. They have no legal grounds to do this. Money talks as always.

The Free Places to Watch TV Online article has been semi-updated to reflect the changes.

See original post here: New List: Online Stores by Scam Free Internet

I’ve been getting a fair amount of inquiry regarding the legitimacy of some online stores (e-tailer). So, I’ve created a new page dedicated to this subject. Here’s a snippet of the new page.

A while ago someone asked on this site whether xxvtns.com was legit. Ever since then, I’ve noticed more of these fraudulent e-tailers. All the ones I’ve come across have been Chinese.

They appear and disappear fast. Many of them are operated by the same scammer. They are able to get the word out fast with the help of Facebook ads, Craigslist, and spam to name a few. Some fraudsters target people looking for dropshippers.

Visit the new Fraudulent Online Retailers page.

See original post here: eCommerce Solutions Review Updated by Scam Free Internet

Welcome.

I changed the look of the eCommerce Solutions review page. It’s now got the green theme going like the rest of the site.

If you’re looking for a complete solution to creating an online mall, you’ll find the comparisons useful.

I worked all day on it… phew~~

You can also see other reviews here.

See original post here: Watching Sports Online Article Updated by Scam Free Internet

I updated the sports article with a list of top sports streaming sites I know. That should probably cover all possibilities on any given game night. If you still can’t find a stream you’re looking for, then there likely isn’t any.

Here’s the update How I Watch Sports article.

Just some random kid →

Enjoy~~!

See original post here: Online TV Article Updated! by Scam Free Internet

Free Places to Watch TV Online has been updated!

I’ve listed some new sites that I use everyday for my TV needs.

Go take a look… Update: I’ve changed the theme a couple times now since the screenshot below. sigh… how time flies by. That was a pretty good theme.

Also, expect an article on how to watch sports online.

Update: Well, the sports article is now online. Follow this link.