Comments: also display as admin text and icon in collapsed comments

[ninetydegrees]

Title:
Comments: also display as admin text and icon in collapsed comments

Area:
comments, communities

Summary:
(as admin) is currently only displayed after's one username if the comment isn't collapsed. I think it could be useful to spot admin comments at a glance instead of having to expand everything.

Description:
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Poll #13979 Comments: also display as admin text and icon in collapsed comments

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Should be implemented as-is.
37 (75.5%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
1 (2.0%)

(I have no opinion)
11 (22.4%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[ratcreature]

What is this "as admin" text? Where/how does it show? I have never seen it. My comments in the community I admin aren't marked in any way. Is this for site admins?

[ninetydegrees]

It's a brand new feature for community administrators (which is why there's no FAQ about it yet). You have to choose to mark your entries or your comments 'as admin'. It's not automatic. If you're beta testing the new post entry page it's in the Entry Flags box (you may need to edit your settings to see it) and in a comment you have to see the ?reply page so click on more options I think (there's another suggestion below mine to make that easier to get).
Here's what it looks like to give you an idea: http://experiment.dreamwidth.org/18481.html

[ratcreature]

Do these always have this ugly red thing in the text or is that customizable? What is that icon supposed to signify anyway? (Sorry, but that thing just looks so horrible that I wouldn't want to use this feature if it showed that, even if I like the idea of making clear when I talk as an admin).

[ninetydegrees]

The red rosette? Yes it's always there by default.

[denise]

It's a new feature, quietly released with the last push.

[swaldman]

I thought I read somewhere (bugzilla? Not sure) that this was originally intended, but that it was found to be impractical.

Not sure though, and I'm in favour if it can be done.

[ninetydegrees]

Sorry Simon! I couldn't find the original bug.
So it turned it was indeed originally intended but then got superseded by the idea that admin comments should never be collapsed. When this turned out to be unfeasible I think everybody had forgotten about the original spec. :)