"... the power users will not want to cede as much control or deal with so much bullshit ..." Power users can code :) "... So Disqus is left with a choice if

"... the power users will not want to cede as much control or deal with so much bullshit ..." Power users can code :) "... So Disqus is left with a choice if they choose to pursue the power users ..." Is this the market they are in? I'm not sure but Dave Winer sure handles Disqus ~ http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/11/29/specificallyAboutPodcastin.html http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/11/29/specificallyAbou... Scripting News is about as power user as you can get. I'm not sure what the Disqus target market is but I don't think it's the power-users that will have the problems as you suggest.