A couple comments and a question actually.

First, I’ve finally gotten around to taking 5 minutes and posting a “comment policy” at the top of the site.  Those who have been around awhile have a good idea of how things work around here, but I realized it was a bit unfair to assume newcomers would just figure it out, even though that method seemed to be working pretty well.

Second, I’m curious to know people’s thoughts on attaching a “Thumbs Up” option to comments, where instead of feeling obligied to respond, you could show your support for a comment by clicking the ‘thumbs up’ button.  (Think Facebook’s “Like” option.)

I’m currently on the fence about it, because on one hand I like the idea of letting more folks weigh in who aren’t necessarily comfortable with commenting, but on the other, I’m a bit worried it might turn into a competition about who can write the most popular comments, as opposed to truly speaking their minds.  I’m curious what the rest of you think.

Third, a bit of DM trivia!  The first commenter – who was not a fellow blogger – who still comments frequently on the site is none other than Parker Cross, who first commented way back on the 10th of October 2007, a mere two weeks after the site first launched!

I never even realized this until I went back digging into the comments.  Thanks for all the years of input “Parker”!