we've started over from scratch for the comment system.
this includes comments on images,galleries, and guestbooks.
the new system should be much faster and more streamlined.
what used to be "View Your Forum" is now the "Comment Management" page.
new features.
private comments. when posting you can mark a comment as private if you want only the recipient to read it. the owner of the comment won't even have the option of making the comment public.
hidden comments - there's a new setting on the account page to make new comments on your galleries start off in a hidden state. this means that only you can view them. if you approve the comment, click the "show" link and then everyone can see it.
a good combination of settings will be to allow guests to post comments, but make guest comments hidden. this way, random people won't be able to post rude comments on your photos and have them display to the world until you approve them.
you can also hide existing comments if you don't want others to see them, but don't want to delete them.
better stylesheet support.
the HTML around the comment area has more classes and divs to give much more control over the appearance of the comments with your stylesheet.
there are some other comment related features on the way, but this release should be a significant improvement i hope.
-slug