See also: Adding comments with Mastodon <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25570268" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25570268</a>
Sidenote: The site has a small gotcha, in the demo page, if I type a text with a "?", when the question mark is typed the top right search field just gets activated and can't really type that character into the comment at all. It feels annoying user experience, though the actual comment service is great, checking whether I can use that on my site/blog instead of the current stuff.
Hello, i just tested it and it's really cool! Do you have any idea about ActivityPub / XMPP PubSub gateways for interoperability? From a remote look, it appears mxtoot is a bot not a proper AP gateway, and bifrost doesn't support PubSub XEP which is used for microblogging/commenting. Supporting these protocols directly would also be an option, but i don't know an ActivityPub server that supports guest accounts (but XMPP servers do).<p>Too bad cactus doesn't work without JavaScript. Would it be possible in the future to support submitting a comment via simple HTML form for older/slower clients? A related annoying detail, '?' key is hijacked by JavaScript so it's impossible to type it in the comment box ;-)<p>Thanks for this demo i'm excited for the future of federated comments
The web desperately needs a good comment system which is easy to onboard to, easy for casual commenters, and non-pathological in terms of advertising/data-gathering/advertising. I really hope one comes along.
Looking through the docs, I don't see any mention of spam prevention or moderation. What tools are available or planned to help beleaguered site owners deal with the inevitable onslaught?
I'm currently using <a href="https://intensedebate.com/" rel="nofollow">https://intensedebate.com/</a> which, while abandonware, allows people to comment anonymously or using their Twitter & Facebook accounts.<p>How hard would it be to add non-Matrix accounts to this service?
When I followed the link in Firefox with the MetaMask extension installed and enabled, I was greeted with MetaMask's <i>Ethereum Phishing Detection</i> page:<p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/DSiut95.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/DSiut95.jpg</a>
Metamask doesn't like it:<p><pre><code> >Ethereum Phishing Detection
>This domain is currently on the MetaMask domain warning list. This means that based on information available to us, MetaMask believes this domain could currently compromise your security and, as an added safety feature, MetaMask has restricted access to the site. To override this, please read the rest of this warning for instructions on how to continue at your own risk.</code></pre>