function mkp_comments_count($atts)
	{
		global $thisarticle;
		if (empty($thisarticle)) return;

		extract(lAtts(array(
			'suppresszero'   => '0',
			'delimiter'  => '0'
		),$atts));

		if ($suppresszero && !($thisarticle['comments_count'])) return;

		switch ($delimiter):
			case 1:
				$left = "[";
				$right = "]";
				break;
			case 2:
				$left = "(";
				$right = ")";
				break;
			case 3:
				$left = "{";
				$right = "}";
				break;
			case 4:
				$left = "<";
				$right = ">";
				break;
			default:
				$left = '';
				$right = '';
		endswitch;

		return $left.$thisarticle['comments_count'].$right;
	}