Housekeeping

We're still trialling Disqus here at Offsetting. On current voting, 2 people say "Keep Disqus!", 4 say "Go back to Blogger!", and 8 say "I don't care!". I'm not taking that as resounding support for any option, especially when I compare the number of survey responses with aggregate readership stats.

I'm extending the trial period. Some helpful hints for getting the most out of the commenting system.

• You can choose whether oldest, newest, or "best" comments appear first in the thread. Just go into "Discussion" and move the tick. I think the default is "Best", within which it sorts newest first. If you prefer oldest first, change the default. I can't do this for you. I've had a couple of complaints about new comments showing up at the top; this is something over which you, dear reader, have control. 
• You can up- or down-vote comments by hitting the little arrows; this affects comment ordering for those who sort by "Best". 
• Hitting the "My Disqus" tag tells you if anybody's replied to your prior comments