Replacing Disqus with GitHub Comments
The slowness and chattiness of Disqus were the first things I noticed about it too.  I'm disappointed that a YC company is resorting to that.I ended up using Reddit for blog comments:http://www.oilshell.org/blog/2016/12/29.htmlReddit has:1) a good commenting interface2) many existing users with accounts3) a low barrier to a signup for those who don't (you barely even need an e-mail address)4) an APIThe downside right now is that you have to leave the page to comment, but I don't think it's a big deal.  It probably lowers engagement a little, but I find that the most commens happen on other aggregators like HN, no matter which service you use for comments.I also use reddit's RSS feeds, since a few people asked for that.Reddit has its share of immature users and a culture of snark, but my subreddit has managed to steer clear of that.