chris nixon : nixonbyname.com

Following my post last month about the (L) China campaign, I recieved a lot of comments from people who were unhappy about my taking a measured approach to the subject. Apparently I was wrong to question China’s human rights record in any way. This was a bit disappointing, and I felt that the commenters had missed the point of the post.

Those comments have disappeared for now, as I have moved the comments system over to Disqus, and I can’t port them accross quite yet.

Amnesty International and Boomerang in the Netherlands are promoting a campaign to positively promote China *and* human rights. From their site:

China is a beautiful country and has a lot to proud of; it’s economic achievements and their magnificent culture. But there is also a different side to China. China violates human rights systematically. There is no freedom of press and Internet. No other country in the world caries out more death penalties than China. Activists who stand up for human rights are being imprisoned. We must change this.

This campaign is created for those who are tired of the China bashing, but want to see improved human rights in China

I’d be interested to see if this campaign takes on in the same way as the original (L)China campaign.

I have changed the comment system of NixonByName.com over to Disqus in a bid to further “socialise” your comments. The Wordpress comment system is very good, but it’s very blog-centric rather than user-centric. The downside for me is I lose a little  “control” over your comments. The upside is that it will be much easier for you to track your comments, your replies, and your contacts comments. Hopefully this will provoke a little more discussion.

Comment spam is handled very well by Wordpress and Akismet, so I was concerned about how Disqus handled this problem, but by all accounts it works well and very little gets through.

I think this is definitely the way forward. If all goes well here, the same system will be put in place when Photografr.com is re-launched in the near future.

I hope this goes down well with you. I’m very kean to know what you think about this new blog system. I’ve heard very few negative points about Disqus, and my personal experience of the system has been very positive. I look forward to reading your comments on my ill though-out opinions in the future.

Yours Aye.