This project was for Mike from The Naked Nutrition Network. Mike wanted a plugin that would increase the usability and community involvement of his comments. He had been using IntenseDebate and wanted a self-hosted solution that imitated IntenseDebate’s style.
Requirements

Usable on any WP 2.7 theme
Automatically styled the threaded comments
Imitates the IntenseDebate [...]

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