I don't know why you keep calling this stealthy or a bait and switch, I've received emails on this. Also at one point, Disqus was showing me that I was not usi

I don't know why you keep calling this stealthy or a bait and switch, I've received emails on this. Also at one point, Disqus was showing me that I was not using the latest "theme/style" and that I should upgrade. And in doing so, it would enable features such as recommended and related content. Everything I did last year fulfills the requirements of 'opt-in'. I could have left the old style and never received the new features. Based on my experience with this exact feature, I think the OP mis-read/didn't read the information provided by Disqus.