This point was raised at the Camelotremix debriefing. Some ideas that were tossed about included:
- putting the comment button in the center, as it is on LJ and DW (more visible)
- allowing users to set their preferences to always show comments (some people like to read previous comments before commenting, and while they can currently, it's an extra step)
- creating a more interactive feel on AO3 as a whole, which doesn't necessarily follow the standard archiving system, but setting up PMs (or private comments), subscriptions, more collections (which could function somewhat like communities in terms of advertising), and other community-based activities might encourage people to comment more
- encouraging the mindset that simply because something is old doesn't mean it's awkward to leave comments (any archive has an advantage over journaling services in this case)
Some people suggested they feel they should be more formal in AO3 comments than they would on a journaling service, so they don't feel comfortable leaving the same kind of squeeful comments that encourage actual conversation. I don't actually know how to fix that, except maybe work on the options above.
Thanks for addressing this point (and for reminding me that I have two tabs open waiting for comments)!
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