However, when I went out to reply to the comment, I found it wasn't there. Okay, figure I, it's probably just a lag between the time the comment hit Echo and the time that the blog widget refreshes to get the most current comments.
I waited. And waited. And waited some more.
The comment never showed!
So my question is...is it Echo "swallowing" the comment because I refuse to convert to their pay-for-play service? Or did {Person X} delete the comment...maybe have second thoughts?
Echo wants me to convert to their pay-for-play service. To quote a great American, "NFW". Echo, to put it succinctly, sucks. It makes the native Blogger comments service seem awesome by comparison. Why in the name of all that is right with the world would I PAY MONEY to receive the same shit service and use the same POS user interface I have now?
Query to my fellow bloggers out there. Is there a comments service out there you use and recommend? Don't suggest CoComment -- it absolutely refuses to acknowledge my "ownership" of TVL.
I don't care what it takes -- even if I have to pay for someone else's service -- Echo is coming down. I've had it.
Man, I miss Haloscan!
P.S. Message to {Person X} -- thank you so much for your kind comments. Encouragement is always much appreciated.
