Firstly Karrot this is bloody brilliant
Dongo,
Never worry about the amount of comments, just enjoy what you are doing, surprisingly people miss things first time around, I really don't know how but I managed to do it a lot
I have started doing continuous threads these days for that exact reason, also if I need a bit of a boost I work on views not replies that always makes me feel better.
Look at this one 32 replies +2200 views