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My blog has been getting a lot of views and has a lot of readers, but not a lot of comments! So I’ve introduced a few new features to aid/promote commenting on my posts.

1. Brian’s Threaded Comments 1.5
   You can now reply directly to another person’s comment and have that comment appear nested. The plug-in can be customized to a maximum nest level. It defaults at 3 and that is what I have it at right now. There is also the option of making the text in each nest level slightly smaller than the previous.
2. Subscribe to Comments 2.1
   This WordPress plug-in adds a small check box on the comment form to allow readers to be alerted by e-mail when more comments appear. This lets readers to easily keep track of what other people are saying, or what replies they get. Also, it includes a subscription manager for users to add/edit/delete their subscriptions.
3. Show Top Commentators 1.03
   In order to encourage readers to comment, the user with the most comments in the last 30 days (not last month, its a rolling count) will have their name included on the sidebar. This name will include a link to their website or blog and does NOT have a nofollow tag, meaning the Google robot can crawl it – thus improving your pagerank!

So go on! Comment your hearts out!

Edit: Looks like top commentators isn’t functional yet.
Edit 2: Got it working now!

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