Disqus is a pretty neat little comment system. Does it have the ability to be turned into a full-blown community forum. Has anyone managed to successfully hack/customize Disqus in this way?
Can the Disqus commenting system be used as a full-blown forum
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I have personally never used Disqus on a web-developer/administration level, but as a user (reading + posting) on several Blogs such as Notch's Minecraft Blog (oops he disabled commenting!), I've noticed that it tends to have some serious issues handling large amounts of users/posts. The most apparent issue is the random disappearance of comments, particularly when multiple pages of comments were involved. Also, threading comments across multiple-pages is a nightmare, especially when you're nested even just 3 deep and then have to jump to the next page - good luck following the previous train of thought! My fear is that creating a community forum based on Disqus might put you on a sinking boat sooner than later.
Other than that I can only comment on an even more personal level: I find it rather shallow, in particular that it supports more of this horrible, unrealistic circle-jerk behavior - similar to the Facebook Like button - or rather, where is the bloody dislike button?! Answer: There is none. Enjoy the ego-stroking kiddies!