Thursday, 19 February 2009

Comments

Our new comments system is now live. Post new comments or reply to existing rants, as well as rate existing comments you agree with or those you don't.


(GameSquat's Comment System)

Each game's page shows a preview of the most recent comments made in relation to that title. Clicking 'View All Comments' in the tool bar will display all the comments and allow you to sort the resulting list by 'Oldest' or 'Newest' comments. By default replies to posts are hidden but by simply clicking 'Expand All' on the tool bar you can see any replies and vice versa.


(Comments Toolbar)

To post a comment you'll need to create a GameSquat account and login. Once you've done so you'll see a new dialogue at the bottom of the page that allows you to quickly and easily post your views. To reply to any existing reply just click the 'Reply' button associated with the parent comment and the same dialogue as above will appear ready for you to post a reply.


(Posting A Comment)

You can 'Agree' or 'Disagree' with any comment you choose. Your rating will be added to that of other users to create an overall rating for the comment. Any rating you have previously made is stored and hi-lighted for you to later view.

If a comment gets enough negative ratings it will be grayed out "Trashed". A trashed comment can still be viewed and revived with positive ratings, the idea is not to remove any comment unless it's reported as inappropriate, just to obscure it from view.


(Viewing A Trashed Comment)

Much, much more functionality will be added over the coming weeks but that's Version1 finished and out the door, we hope you enjoy.