As some of you may have noticed, I've been trying out Intense Debate on this blog.
Though the Intense Debate homepage advertises that you can import your existing comments, I haven't found a way to do so. As of now, this means I need to show all of my existing comments. In fact, right now I'm showing the Intense Debate code above the built-in comment form for Community Server. Interestingly, since I've installed Intense Debate, I've found more of you still use the built-in form despite showing up after the ID form.
Given that they have the ability to export comments, I may remove the built-in form soon. I'd still need to write something to import back into Community Server, but given the comment volume here that's something I'm willing to risk. I'd much prefer to outsource the entire comment system, but unfortunately that's not an option until I can figure out how to import.
I also appreciate that Josh, one of the co-founders, reached out to me after installing their beta, though he hasn't gotten back to me yet on my questions about importing for the past two weeks. I'll chalk it up right now to the holiday last week.
Anyway, if you notice any issues or have any other feedback about Intense Debate, please drop me a line... I'm curious to know how you guys like this and whether I should keep it.