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The new Kitsapsun.com will allow readers more ways to comment on
stories, and keep in touch. Among our new features are:
- Hide or show the comments that appear after each story
- Reply directly to someone’s comment
- Identify comments made by Kitsap Sun staff members
- Use — or turn off — a feature that allows readers to write
messages to each other directly
How to Hide or Show Comments After
Stories
We know some of you like story comments more than others. Now
you’ll have a choice to see them below the stories, or not.
When you reach the end of a story, you’ll see a box listed
“Comments”.
On the right side of the Comments box, click “Show” or “Hide”,
depending on your preference.
If you choose to hide comments, you will see the Comments box,
the number of comments, and the option to click “Show” to see them
again.
When you’re logged in to your Kitsap Sun profile, comments will
be visible or hidden on every story, based on your selection of
“Show” or “Hide”. You can change back at any time.
Replying To A Comment
Our new site will allow you to reply directly to any comment in
a story. Your response will include a quotation of the comment you
reply to, and a link to the user who made the comment. Your reply
will appear below the quoted text.
To reply to a comment, click the “Reply to this post” link,
which is next to the comment you’re replying to.
Here’s how it will look:
Identifying Comments From Kitsap Sun Staff
Members
Reporters and editors are trying to be more proactive in
engaging in the discussions that follow our stories. With our new
site, it will be easier to identify comments made by Kitsap Sun
staff members.
When one of us makes a comment, you will see the word
STAFF in red
letters after the staff member’s name.
Here’s an example from Web Editor Angela Dice:
How to Send a Private Message, or Turn the Feature
Off
A lot of our readers clearly love debating one another in our
comments. But sometimes you might want to respond privately to a
comment, without everyone else seeing it. Now, we’ve brought back
and modified an old feature that gives you the opportunity to send
a direct message to another Kitsap Sun user. Your profile may have
this function turned ON.
If you don’t want to receive messages from Kitsapsun.com
readers, here’s how to turn it off (or on).
First, log in with your Kitsapsun.com information. When you’re
logged in, near the upper left corner, click “Manage Account.”
Near the bottom of the page deselect the box “Allow direct
messages to me from other users.” Click “Next”, then click
“Save”
If you choose to keep the function, here’s how to send a
message.
To send a message to someone, you would click on their screen
name, and select “Contact (screen name)”
You’ll be taken to a message dialog box, where you can write
your message.
After you click “Send message”, the recipient will get an e-mail
from the Kitsap Sun with the message. Neither party will see the
others’ e-mail address, but you will see each others’ screen names.
Your total number of messages is indicated by this icon, in the
upper left of the Web site.
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