Database error fixed. For future reference, fix corrupted comments table (error 145) logging into MySQL and clicking on the “Repair” button fixed everything. Now that’s a user interface — a button called “Repair”. So basic, so effective. It also fixed the bug where the links to comments weren’t displaying on the post page.
I think I’ve also learned that this theme stinks, and I’ll switch to something else soon that is more readable. The default was pretty good.
wouldn’t it be great to have a “repair” button on everything else in the world?