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It's such a shame that a really well-written and somewhat thought out opinion piece is dragged down by the low quality comments from people who don't know what

It's such a shame that a really well-written and somewhat thought out opinion piece is dragged down by the low quality comments from people who don't know what they're talking about. That and the fact FP force you to create a free account to read an article.

jessaustin 14y ago
To avoid setting up a new account, I found you can just hit the stop button after the main page loads but before the nag box appears. Which if anything makes this misfeature even more annoying.
- jamesaguilar 14y ago
  Another option is to right click the section in chrome and delete the div. An even more general option, if you have adblock, is to right click and use "Block this ad" to block the div forever. You will also need to block the div in the background that shadows the text.
  - xyzzy123 14y ago
    Or from firefox's web console: (Ctrl-Shift-K) and in the little eval bar: $('div#TB_window').remove() $('div#TB_overlay').remove()
  - lmm 14y ago
    I thought about adblocking, but then I just hit my clearly button: http://evernote.com/clearly/ http://evernote.com/clearly/ .
- jgiancarlo 14y ago
  In firefox I just did a print preview which got rid of it. Also annoying but slightly easier.
anigbrowl 14y ago
What's really bizarre is that they separate the account signin and the commenting privileges, which require separate credentials. No great loss since I don't want to join that discussion, but you're right about the sad state of online commentary.
- btown 14y ago
  Livefyre, the provider for their comment service, purports to provide (for their enterprise solution) "authentication, user management, and user profile solutions. It’s also compatible with third party or custom products to deliver your users a seamless social experience." I'm surprised that FP didn't integrate the service with their homegrown login system, given that it seems to be possible. But despite the kinks, it's almost certainly a more flexible and reliable/scalable system than rolling their own comments pages.

jessaustin 14y ago

To avoid setting up a new account, I found you can just hit the stop button after the main page loads but before the nag box appears. Which if anything makes this misfeature even more annoying.

jamesaguilar 14y ago
Another option is to right click the section in chrome and delete the div. An even more general option, if you have adblock, is to right click and use "Block this ad" to block the div forever. You will also need to block the div in the background that shadows the text.
- xyzzy123 14y ago
  Or from firefox's web console: (Ctrl-Shift-K) and in the little eval bar: $('div#TB_window').remove() $('div#TB_overlay').remove()
- lmm 14y ago
  I thought about adblocking, but then I just hit my clearly button: http://evernote.com/clearly/ http://evernote.com/clearly/ .
jgiancarlo 14y ago
In firefox I just did a print preview which got rid of it. Also annoying but slightly easier.

anigbrowl 14y ago

What's really bizarre is that they separate the account signin and the commenting privileges, which require separate credentials. No great loss since I don't want to join that discussion, but you're right about the sad state of online commentary.

btown 14y ago
Livefyre, the provider for their comment service, purports to provide (for their enterprise solution) "authentication, user management, and user profile solutions. It’s also compatible with third party or custom products to deliver your users a seamless social experience." I'm surprised that FP didn't integrate the service with their homegrown login system, given that it seems to be possible. But despite the kinks, it's almost certainly a more flexible and reliable/scalable system than rolling their own comments pages.