I DO have comments running on “pages”. So that does work.
Forcing WP to do new things and display content in new ways is EXACTLY why WP is good. If every site displayed content the same way it would make the internet boring and leave no room for improvement of content distribution. Displaying content in new ways is what makes certain sites better than others.
Where can I find coders to do some custom work to make this work the way I want it to?