Comments all screwed up

HI,

Please HELP. I made some changes to my comments.php file and now my comments section and links are all screwed up.

1) Where the comment form used to be there is now a blank space. Is there a way to get rid of the blank space?

2) when I click on “TWO COMMENTS” at the bottom of my first post, it takes me to the top of the page again. I want it to take me to the bottom where the comments are.

3) When I click on “COMMENTS” at the bottom of my second post, It takes me to the top of the page and there is no comment form at all – no where to enter comments.

Help please.
thanks
Lance
My site is https://www.Lancesview.com and here is my comments.php file:

<?php
if (‘comments.php’ == basename($_SERVER[‘SCRIPT_FILENAME’]))
die (__(‘Please do not load this page directly.’, ’emerald_stretch’));

if (!empty($post->post_password)) {
if ($_COOKIE[‘wp-postpass_’ . COOKIEHASH] != $post->post_password) {
?>
<p><?php _e(‘This post is password protected. Enter the password to read comments.’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></p>
<?php
return;
}
}
$oddcomment = ‘alt’;
?>

<div id=”respond”>

<?php if ($comments) : ?>
<h1><?php comments_number(__(‘No Responses’,’emerald_stretch’), __(‘One Response’,’emerald_stretch’), __(‘% Responses’,’emerald_stretch’)); //_e(‘ to “’,’emerald_stretch’); the_title(); _e(‘”’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></h1>
<div id=”comment-area”>

<?php foreach ($comments as $comment) : ?>
<li class=”<?php echo $oddcomment; ?> <?php if (function_exists(‘author_highlight’)) { ?> <?php author_highlight(); ?><?php } ?>” id=”comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>”>

<p class=”commenter”><?php echo get_avatar( $comment, 48 ); ?> <?php comment_author_link() ?><span class=”comment-info”> – <?php comment_date(__(‘F j, Y’, ’emerald_stretch’)) ?></span></p>
<?php if ($comment->comment_approved == ‘0’) : ?>
<span class=”comment-moderation”><?php _e(‘??? Your comment is awaiting moderation ???’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></span>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php comment_text() ?>

<?php
if (‘alt’ == $oddcomment) $oddcomment = ”;
else $oddcomment = ‘alt’;
?>

<?php
if ( is_home() ) {
static $comment_output_count = 0;
$comment_output_count++;
if ( $comment_output_count == 3 )
break;
}
?>

<?php endforeach; ?>

</div>

<?php if ( !is_home() ) : ?>

<?php if (‘closed’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
<!– <h3><?php _e(‘Comments are closed for this entry.’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></h3> –>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php else : ?>
<?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
<?php else : ?>
<!– <h3><?php _e(‘Comments are closed for this entry.’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></h3> –>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>

<?php if ( is_home() ) : ?>’).style.visibility = ‘visible'”>Post comment<?php endif; ?>

<?php if ( is_home() ) : ?>
<div id=”comment-form-<?php the_ID(); ?>” style=”visibility: hidden;”>
<?php else : ?>
<div id=”comment-form”>
<?php endif; ?>
<h1><?php _e(‘Post a Comment’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></h1>
<?php if ( get_option(‘comment_registration’) && !$user_ID ) : ?>
<p><?php _e(‘You must be’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?> /wp-login.php?redirect_to=<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink()); ?>”><?php _e(‘logged in’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?><?php _e(‘ to post a comment’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?>.</p>
</div>
<?php else : ?>
<form action=”<?php echo get_option(‘siteurl’); ?>/wp-comments-post.php” method=”post” id=”commentform”>
<?php if ( $user_ID ) : ?>
<p><?php _e(‘Logged in as’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?> /wp-admin/profile.php”><?php echo $user_identity; ?>. <?php wp_loginout(); ?>.<!– /wp-login.php?action=logout” title=”<?php _e(‘Log out of this account’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?>”><?php _e(‘Log out ?’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?> –></p>
<?php else : ?>
<p><input type=”text” name=”author” id=”author” value=”<?php echo $comment_author; ?>” size=”30″ tabindex=”1″ <?php if ($req) echo “aria-required=’true'”; ?> />
<label for=”author”><?php _e(‘Name’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?><?php if ($req) _e(‘, required’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></label></p>
<p><input type=”text” name=”email” id=”email” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_email; ?>” size=”30″ tabindex=”2″ <?php if ($req) echo “aria-required=’true'”; ?> />
<label for=”email”><?php _e(‘Email (will not be published)’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?><?php if ($req) _e(‘, required’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></label></p>
<p><input type=”text” name=”url” id=”url” value=”<?php echo $comment_author_url; ?>” size=”30″ tabindex=”3″ />
<label for=”url”><?php _e(‘Your Website (optional)’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?></label></p>
<?php endif; ?>
<p><textarea name=”comment” id=”comment” cols=”60″ rows=”10″ tabindex=”4″></textarea></p>
<?php do_action(‘comment_form’, $post->ID); ?>
<p>
<input name=”submit” class=”button” type=”submit” id=”submit” tabindex=”5″ value=”<?php _e(‘Submit’, ’emerald_stretch’); ?>” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”comment_post_ID” value=”<?php echo $id; ?>” />
</p>
</form>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>

</div>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php else : ?>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>