In order to improve stability and response times on commenting we've made some changes to the flow of comments through the application. Before we roll these out across guardian.co.uk we're testing the new configuration on this post. This enables us to verify that we've got the setup right and helps keep disruption to a minimum.
As you can see below the way comments are displayed and the process of writing a comment has not changed. We've done the background technical work so that we can improve the experience of commenting in the future.
Please post a comment below to help us test the changes - this entire thread will be ephemeral, as we intend to wipe the comments a few days after our tests are complete. As such the only way to go off-topic on this thread will be if you mention something concrete, important, or of lasting substance. Memories are acceptable, questions will be tolerated so long as they go unanswered. Tell us your current heart rate, your favourite story about a goat, or name a single item that's not in your fridge.
Comments in chronological order (Total 94 comments)
Post a comment27 Jul 2010, 1:56PM
My wife and I came across two small goats. One goat was resting on a rock, the other was prancing about, kicking the air in front of the goat on the rock, and occasionally head-butting him, trying to nudge them off their perch. The goat on the rock calmly deflected these antics, exuding a serene, statesman-like air. My wife and I looked at each other, and began a life-long argument as to who amongst us was the goat on the rock. I maintain that I am. She maintains that she is. Occasionally it is necessary to gently head-butt each other to make the point.
27 Jul 2010, 2:27PM
My heart rate is actually pretty high at the moment.
27 Jul 2010, 2:32PM
Wow. I really need coffee.
27 Jul 2010, 2:32PM
You need to drink less coffee....
Actually does anyone know if there are heart rate monitor apps for the iphone?
27 Jul 2010, 2:33PM
Zuul.
27 Jul 2010, 2:33PM
I'm not sure those guardian developers are actually "at work" they look like they're just browsing the web to me! Slackers.
27 Jul 2010, 2:34PM
I had a sandwich for lunch.
27 Jul 2010, 2:35PM
And another comment. My friend used to have a goat tied to a post in their garden in lieu of mowing the lawn. They had to move the post several times in order to get the whole thing done. Goats will eat anything.
That makes me think of.... I saw District 9 last night. Quite good.
27 Jul 2010, 2:35PM
To iterate is human, to recurse is divine
27 Jul 2010, 2:37PM
Your opinion is wrong. Have another go.
27 Jul 2010, 2:38PM
Well, I suppose at least we can thank our lucky stars that the developers in question do not have the browsing habits of certain Sydney based bankers
27 Jul 2010, 2:40PM
I've got a brand new combine harvester
27 Jul 2010, 2:41PM
This was all looking so good.. but
27 Jul 2010, 2:42PM
Could it just be that bold is not good
27 Jul 2010, 2:42PM
no change there then ;-)
27 Jul 2010, 2:45PM
IS THIS TOO LOUD??
27 Jul 2010, 2:47PM
Comments? I'll give you comments.
27 Jul 2010, 2:47PM
Goat-meal tweed.
27 Jul 2010, 2:47PM
@bruntonspall And what were you doing? Taking the photo!?
27 Jul 2010, 2:48PM
Bring Back B*Witched.
27 Jul 2010, 2:48PM
What kind of office chairs do you use? Are they any good?
27 Jul 2010, 2:50PM
what has my life come to when I have time to post on threads like this? quite nice in a lazy sort of way.
27 Jul 2010, 2:51PM
I need more coffee.
27 Jul 2010, 2:53PM
123 / 78 (well it was last night), no idea what that means though
27 Jul 2010, 2:53PM
They are bad. I have my own jazz chair.
27 Jul 2010, 2:55PM
Clipjim, I thought questions were meant to remain unanswered in this thread?
27 Jul 2010, 2:56PM
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27 Jul 2010, 2:59PM
Not answering that.
27 Jul 2010, 3:03PM
Is there an intention to be able to view comments in order of number of recommendations? Eventually..?
27 Jul 2010, 3:05PM
My cake stand is currently not in my fridge. There are a couple of Tors on Dartmoor with goatish names - I always found that odd.
I might go cycling to the seaside for the dawn at the weekend, but only if the weather is good.
27 Jul 2010, 3:05PM
''''http://www.sysadminday.com'''
27 Jul 2010, 3:07PM
@itapoa - Does that actually work..? I've often thought about it, but always assumed there would be problems - the neighbour's dog, or roses, spring to mind.
27 Jul 2010, 3:07PM
My last but one day at endeca! Yay!
27 Jul 2010, 3:07PM
@gabrieljs - Nope the caption clearly indicates that Ken Lim took the photo.
I was probably sorting out my magic cards or something really geeky :)
27 Jul 2010, 3:10PM
What makes a good comment ?
27 Jul 2010, 3:11PM
The only way is up.
BABY.
27 Jul 2010, 3:12PM
@tsmarsh congrats!
27 Jul 2010, 3:12PM
MY HOVERCRAFT IS FULL OF EELS!
27 Jul 2010, 3:13PM
Hello world!
[how geeky is that?]
27 Jul 2010, 3:13PM
I live near two goats: Marmite and Wags. At Christmas, Wags dresses up as the devil and stars in the local nativity play.
27 Jul 2010, 3:14PM
There is no food in my [section of the] fridge, only a really odd selection of booze, including nettle wine, mead, and confusing beers from America. What my new housemates must think of me I shudder to think.
27 Jul 2010, 3:14PM
I have a friend with an imaginary goat. He wears a pink sparkly stetson. The goat, not the friend, that is.
27 Jul 2010, 3:15PM
That worked rather well.
On the existing system a lot of the time I try posting comments and I just get a blank screen and no comment added (probably a blessing for everyone else)
27 Jul 2010, 3:15PM
So has everyone heard the story about the Englishman, Irish man and the goat?
27 Jul 2010, 3:15PM
CHILDREN. BEHAVE!
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER.
27 Jul 2010, 3:18PM
@peachyprincess
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is Geekier
27 Jul 2010, 3:22PM
Tiffany or Girls Aloud?
27 Jul 2010, 3:22PM
@ParkyDR
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??
You win! :)
27 Jul 2010, 3:25PM
@peachyprincess
The ASCII codes in hexadecimal for the characters in
Hello world!
27 Jul 2010, 3:26PM
I blame left handed packets