We're making some changes to commenting, and prior to rolling these changes out across guardian.co.uk we're testing the new configuration on this post. This enables us to verify that we've got the setup right and helps keep disruption to a minimum.
As you can see below the way comments are displayed and the process of writing a comment has not changed. We've done the background technical work so that we can improve the experience of commenting in the future.
Please post a comment below to help us test the changes - this entire thread will be ephemeral, as we intend to wipe the comments a few days after our tests are complete. As such the only way to go off-topic on this thread will be if you mention something concrete, important, or of lasting substance. Memories are acceptable, questions will be tolerated so long as they go unanswered. Tell us your current heart rate, your favourite story about a goat, or name a single item that's not in your fridge.
Update
Thanks for all your comments- as promised, they've now evaporated into the aether. We've learnt a lot from the experiment, and it should make our upcoming changes much smoother. More on that soon...
