I agree with Paul’s decision. Unless someone is serving as an umpire over the comments section allowing people to spew out venom really contributes nothing to the public debate. It’s just a small sampling of extreme opinion that tends to crowd out and scare away others.
The Internet doesn’t have to be the wild west.
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I too agree with Paul’s decision. I’ve always read the “letters to the editor” of any newspaper to get a sampling of what readers think (my favorites are always in the NYT and Daily News) but there is always someone who reads them before they are printed.
Contrast that with online comments on most web sites (this one excluded.) Anything goes and no one appears to moderate the discussion at all. It is the equivalent of playing catch with hand grenades after someone pulls all the pins out.
I agree with Paul’s decision. Unless someone is serving as an umpire over the comments section allowing people to spew out venom really contributes nothing to the public debate. It’s just a small sampling of extreme opinion that tends to crowd out and scare away others.
The Internet doesn’t have to be the wild west.
(If this comment meets your standards – please post it).
I too agree with Paul’s decision. I’ve always read the “letters to the editor” of any newspaper to get a sampling of what readers think (my favorites are always in the NYT and Daily News) but there is always someone who reads them before they are printed.
Contrast that with online comments on most web sites (this one excluded.) Anything goes and no one appears to moderate the discussion at all. It is the equivalent of playing catch with hand grenades after someone pulls all the pins out.