In reply to GJ.

Hey Jeremy... but isn't that somewhat problematic?

I mean, I assume the comment system is something utilized by WordPress.com folks too (can they even change to anything 3rd party?). I mean, it's a platform - that while much more than a blogging platform - you'd think would have solid core blogging/communication components after being over 10 years old and composing 25% of the Internet, right?

I guess what I'm saying is that I realize all these things are community projects, with some getting little to no attention... and I'm confused why that is the case. Is the concept that we should be moving to 3rd party solutions if we need more than crude functionality in that regard?

I'm going to switch my sites to Disqus in the near future, but I just don't get why that should be necessary.