comment-examples

Tools

WordPress

• http://wordpress.org

• • comment_ID
  • comment_author
  • comment_author_IP
  • comment_author_email
  • comment_author_link
  • comment_type
  • comment_text
  • comment_excerpt
  • comment_date
  • comment_time

pMachine

• http://pmachine.com

• • body
  • date
  • name
  • location
  • url
  • email
  • profile_link
  • member_total_comments

Expression Engine

• http://pmachine.com

• • {author_id}
  • {comment}
  • {comment_id}
  • {ip_address}
  • {name}
  • {permalink}
  • {url}
  • {url_or_email}

Expression Engine includes many additional comments templates tags. This list excludes the following tags: tags used to display user data (instant message handles, location, occupation, etc.), tags which are used for navigation within EE-based blogs or websites, tags which deal with comment presentation (alternating background colors between comments), and custom member tags (which are defined by individual sites.)

Drupal

• http://drupal.org

• • $comment->new
  • $comment->subject
  • $comment->cid
  • $comment->nid
  • $comment->timestamp
  • $submitted
  • $comment
  • $picture
  • $content
  • $links

Real world Examples

The following urls are examples of user/visitor comments primarily about media, but are all in the context of a blog post or article.

• http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment

• http://prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001318.html
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=469
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://www.rocketboom.com/rb_07_mar_26/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comments-link

• http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://blip.tv/file/1425655/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, reply-url, vote

• http://vimeo.com/162754
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://www.dailymotion.com/commented-week/lang/en/video/x7a2my_lewis-hamilton-champion-f1-2008_sport
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

• http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/mccain-qvc-open/805381/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, author-photo, comment, published

• http://www.accidenthash.com/2007/04/02/gray-wet-yuck-monday/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comment-link

• http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/11/blondie-call-me/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comment-link

• http://www.scissorkick.com/2008/09/midnight-lab-band/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, author-photo, comment, published, comment-link

• http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2008/10/free-download-j.html
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comment-link

• http://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2008/10/free-download-j.html#comments
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comment-link

• http://loki23.blogspot.com/2008/09/flower-electronics.html#comments
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comment-link

• http://videogum.com/archives/the-hunt-for-the-worst-movie-of-all-time/the-hunt-for-the-worst-movie-o-30_032141.html
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, author-photo, comment, published, comment-link, vote, reply-url

• http://www.haloscan.com/comments/empirestatehuman/7424868678376349884/
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comment-link, reply-link

• http://www.3hive.com/2008/10/1000_robata.php#comments
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published, comment-link

• http://www.musicload.de/album/1884260_2/nik-p--dj-%C3%B6tzi/ein-stern-der-deinen-namen-tr%C3%A4gt/item.html
  • Information displayed: author, comment, published, rating

• http://strongwordsinc.com/2007/05/31/episode-20-tranforming-you-into-stds-since-1983/#comments
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, author-photo, comment, published, comment-link

• http://ackegard.com/gallery/v/campaigns/calipolis/LK03_Kyri_climbs.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
  • Information displayed: author, comment, published

• http://www.elfwood.com/art/n/e/nelson/pixy.jpg.html#addnewcmt
  • Information displayed: author, author-url, comment, published

Analysis

25 examples

• author 100%
• comment 100%
• published 100%
• author-url 92%
• comment-link 40%
• author-photo 16%
• reply-url 12%

Other properties occuring less than 10%

• vote

Selected Examples

Blogspot #1

• http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html
• issue: DL lists only allow DT/DD children; how do we do hAtom?

<dl id='comments-block'>
    <!-- comment #1 -->
    <dt class='comment-author blogger-comment-icon' id='c113756252571588387'>
        <a name='c113756252571588387'></a>
        <a href='...' rel='nofollow'>french/new/wave/nerd</a> said...
    </dt>
    <dd class='comment-body'>
        <p>that was tasty.<BR/><BR/>-taxiplasm</p>
    </dd>
    <dd class='comment-footer'>
        <span class='comment-timestamp'>
            <a href='...' title='comment permalink'>9:35 PM</a>
        </span>
    </dd>

    <!-- comment #2 -->
    <dt class='comment-author blogger-comment-icon' id='c113756977236111956'>
        <a name='c113756977236111956'></a>
        <a href='...' rel='nofollow'>JuanFalla</a> said...
    </dt>    <dd class='comment-body'>
        <p>I wish i had your music ability. nice...</p>
    </dd>
    <dd class='comment-footer'>
        <span class='comment-timestamp'>
            <a href='...' title='comment permalink'>11:36 PM</a>
        </span>
    </dd>
</dl>

MovableType #1

• http://prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001318.html

Wordpress #1

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