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2nd February 2010

Post reblogged from kung fu grippe with 55 notes

Engadget Turns Off Comments

merlin:

tj:

Most major tech sites would be a lot better off with comments disabled. Engadget finally did it:

Hey guys, we know you like to have your fun, voice your opinions, and argue over your favorite gear, but over the past few days the tone in comments has really gotten out of hand. What is normally a charged — but fun — environment for our users and editors has become mean, ugly, pointless, and frankly threatening in some situations… and that’s just not acceptable. Some of you out there in the world of anonymous grandstanding have gotten the impression that you run the place, but that’s simply not the case.

Luckily, our commenting community makes up only a small percentage of our readership (and the bad eggs an even smaller part of that number), so while they may be loud, they don’t speak for most people who come to Engadget looking for tech news. Regardless, we’re going to crank things down for a little bit to let everyone just cool off, and we’ll switch them back on when we feel like we’ve shaken some of the trolls and spammers loose from the branches (AKA swung the banhammer in our downtime). See you on the other side!

source (via Gruber.)

I am a huge fan of this idea. I liked the world better when the only way to comment was to write a letter to the editor. You got something to say these days? Start yer own blog - don’t sully my web experience with your comment drama.

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    The system was getting so negative, especially since the release of the iPad - the clash was so intense. I’ll admit, the...
  6. macsacandcrack reblogged this from merlin and added:
    That should be a breath of fresh air!.. Sometimes those comments gave Youtube’s a run for its money.
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    Ooh maybe John Casasanta will make a duplicate of Engadget with comments. Cool new form of comment. If you can’t go to...
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    I am a huge fan of this idea. I liked the world better when the only way to comment was to write a letter to the editor....
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    I’ve always thought that comments were too low a bar. Blogs are ubiquitous and easy. People should have their rantings...
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    Also, black people are criminals! (Oh, wait, those are the comments on GazetteOnline…)
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    Why can’t I click through! I want to express my uninformed opinion! And see more ads! They roxorz