Here's a little rundown, courtesy of Sir Denton, to get you acclimated:

THE KEY CHANGES

* Privileges for star commenters (see below)
* Image and video embedding in comments
* Comment threads switched (like Facebook and Twitter) to reverse chronological order
* Related stories show to the right of each post (and a few other design changes)
* Comments can now be edited (for 15 minutes after publishing)

RIGHTS OF A STAR COMMENTER

* A gold star next to each commenter's name (as now)
* Comments given priority and published immediately after post
* A star commenter can see comments even before a moderator has approved them
* By replying to any comment, a star commenter can give it priority
* Promotion of another's comments to the featured section

"THE FUTURE"

* Many more items such as interviews, live chats, live blogs, contests and photo pools
* Web submission and publishing of tips
* Discussion forums around personalities and topics
* Commenting via Twitter
* Rebuttal rights for the subject of an article
* Commenters able to call on friends or colleagues for support in an online discussion

Confused? For further explanation, consult Mr. Hutchins' superb in-depth rundown which was posted before the holiday. The Comment Ninja Squadron has pulled together their own manifesto-like post outlining their vision and purpose. That will be published Monday.

For now, the best thing to do is play around and see how it'll all work out. I'll be down in a minute and you can crap all over me if you so choose. It'll be fun. Let me smoke first.

Thank you in advance for your patience. Onward.

Bobby Knight's career was ...

• "Odd, unsettling and completely engrossing." — Sun Media

• "An overwhelming experience...simple even as it is devastating." — Antagony And Ecstasy

• "It's sublime — beautiful and ghastly at once. — New York Magazine

• "It's hardly surprising that the world seems to part itself for this quite possibly mad man, as he's put everything he has into this performance, this impressive shield of a façade that's both reassuring in its power and deeply frightening — both viewers of the film and other characters sharing the screen with him know full well that no living thing would want to be between him and something he desired." — Culture Cartel

• "An arresting, fascinating, and sometimes disturbing experience." — James Berardinelli

Now we are also left to wonder, now that basketball is over for him, what will Knight do with himself? It's impossible to imagine him signing autographs from a courtside seat at age 85, telling the story of how he perfected the motion offense for the fourteen thousandth time. No, it's much easier to imagine a broken, troubled soul; a drunken old man asleep in the middle of one of the lanes in his private bowling alley, a plate of half-eaten steak and a can of turpentine beside his head.

Then Neal Reid comes over for a visit, and Knight picks up a bowling pin or two ...

Exclusive: Knight Speaks About Retirement Decision [Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]
An Actual Feel Good Story About Mr. Knight [MSNBC]