Ello Ello Tapastic!
We've got some exciting updates to announce this week!
Commenting Improvements
We've decided to make a few changes to episode commenting to help create richer discussions between creators and readers.
Upvoting
First and foremost, we've added upvoting! If there is a particular comment you want to stand out amongst the others, give it an upvote! You can also downvote as well if you think a comment is distasteful. We hope that this added functionality will put more meaningful comments in focus.
New Supporter and Creator Badges
We've added special badges for comic creators and their supporters to appear next to their profile thumbnail in a comment thread.
If you are a creator of a particular series, you will receive a special "creator" badge. This will help readers easily identify you in the midst of a big comment thread.
If you are a supporter of a particular series, you will receive a special supporter badge next to your avatar. Why? Because you are awesome and creators want to know who their supporters are. Want the badge? Start supporting these creators for their hard work. Please note that this will only appear if you are commenting on a series made by a creator you are currently supporting.
Comment Display Changes
We decided to show the top 3 comments in a comment thread after each episode to encourage more discussion.
Navigation Button Improvements
We also made a few updates to the next, previous, and top navigation buttons on the series page to give better descriptions of the content within a series and to inform a reader what's up next.
Default Series Format will be Last Episode First
We've changed the default viewing of a comic series from "first-to-last" to "last-episode-first". In other words, if you view a comic for the first time, you will see the last episode of that comic series first. Why the change? We received a lot of feedback that readers like to view the latest and greatest comics first, unless the series happens to be in a serial format. In order to accommodate serial comic series, getting to the first episode is just one click away in the upper right hand corner of the series page. Piece of cake.
Keep in mind that if you have already started reading a comic, Tapastic will save where you left off. No need to worry about this update affecting where you left off in a particular series. As long as you have a Tapastic account, your spot is saved on our website and apps.
Please give us your feedback below! Thanks for being awesome!