Should the non-Disqus commenting system be able to deal with LaTeX style math formulas and pretty print them?
I'm developing Talkyard https://www.talkyard.io/blog-comments and long ago it was working fine with a LaTeX Javascript library, but ... that was long ago, not sure about today.
Well if you want to install this FOSS, you still need a virtual-private-server, which costs some $ per month. Unless you have a server already, then the hosted blog comments plan is probably cheaper actually.
(Can I ask, in your opinion, what's an affordable/ok monthly cost for blog comments?)
Actually, here at my uni, I run my desktop PC 24/7. We don't get a dedicated IP, but I use [ngrok](http://ngrok.io/) to run a sort of pseudo server, for free basically. (electricity and net costs included in my hostel bill :D )
Maybe a sort of volume based scalable plan might be good?
Something like a few cents per comment? Or based on the size of the database generated?
Since the biggest problem is that small blogs, like mine don't get anywhere near the generous numbers offered in the hosted blog plan... And optimizing SEO and advertising the blog is way too much effort.
> volume based scalable plan might be good [...] cents per comment [...] size of the database
I think so too, that's a bit how the embedded-comments price plan works currently, except that it starts at €3 instead of €0. — I think most people are fine with paying €3, and, actually, I think it's better for them to do that, than to not do that. Because then I'll get a bit more money and will be able to improve the software, which is good for them.
(Maybe shouldn't be exactly €3. For developing countries, where €3 is a lot, then maybe starting at ... €0.5? or even €0, could make sense.)
Didn't know about ngrok. Seems like perfect, for universities. I suppose the uni has stationary always-powered-on servers, that host your websites? (rather than your sometimes-turned-off laptop)
To me some kind of "mission statement" would be good, so I know what's the purpose of the blog.
The homepage starts: "The site is divided into a multitude of collections and tags, accessible from the left navbar and from within posts ..." which tells me nothing about how the blog is useful to me.
And the linked article starts: "Several terms need to be clarified mathematically to appreciate the large sets of ..." which also doesn't tell me "what is this about? why is this good for me to read?"
I suggest: Try to put yourself in the mind of the reader. The first thing s/he wants to know, is (I think): What is this blog / article about? What do I gain by reading it, how is it good for me? — If those questions aren't answered quickly, s/he will leave. (I think.)
With some key information, I can help with writing the mission statement and with proofreading and editing the text once it's available. Contact Vic at victomlinson@proofpapers.com.
The expected audience is actually people who might be taking a course in statistical design, especially pertaining to chemical engineering, so that ought to be clarified too..
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[ 1.9 ms ] story [ 35.5 ms ] threadI'm developing Talkyard https://www.talkyard.io/blog-comments and long ago it was working fine with a LaTeX Javascript library, but ... that was long ago, not sure about today.
(Can I ask, in your opinion, what's an affordable/ok monthly cost for blog comments?)
Maybe a sort of volume based scalable plan might be good?
Something like a few cents per comment? Or based on the size of the database generated?
Since the biggest problem is that small blogs, like mine don't get anywhere near the generous numbers offered in the hosted blog plan... And optimizing SEO and advertising the blog is way too much effort.
I think so too, that's a bit how the embedded-comments price plan works currently, except that it starts at €3 instead of €0. — I think most people are fine with paying €3, and, actually, I think it's better for them to do that, than to not do that. Because then I'll get a bit more money and will be able to improve the software, which is good for them.
(Maybe shouldn't be exactly €3. For developing countries, where €3 is a lot, then maybe starting at ... €0.5? or even €0, could make sense.)
Didn't know about ngrok. Seems like perfect, for universities. I suppose the uni has stationary always-powered-on servers, that host your websites? (rather than your sometimes-turned-off laptop)
The homepage starts: "The site is divided into a multitude of collections and tags, accessible from the left navbar and from within posts ..." which tells me nothing about how the blog is useful to me.
And the linked article starts: "Several terms need to be clarified mathematically to appreciate the large sets of ..." which also doesn't tell me "what is this about? why is this good for me to read?"
I suggest: Try to put yourself in the mind of the reader. The first thing s/he wants to know, is (I think): What is this blog / article about? What do I gain by reading it, how is it good for me? — If those questions aren't answered quickly, s/he will leave. (I think.)
Admittedly I've not managed to clarify that well enough though.
Thanks for the insight!