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In response to "Interesting. Popular Science is disabling comments on it's site for the sake of science -- (link)" by oblique

I'm not one to defend anonymous internet comments, but it seems rather backwards to close a space where " lively, intellectual debate" is found...

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Sep 24 '13, 10:27

...instead of paying a person or two to moderate the comments.

Otherwise... the trolls win?

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Are you truly equating anonymous comments to "lively, intellectual debate"? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Sep 24, 10:44 12
- I'm quoting the PopSci author as to what he said they observed in their comments section. - Dr.Vermin Sep 24, 10:50 1
  - They might be a minority in number, but make up a large % of the posts. -- nm - Roger More Sep 24, 10:58
- We're all intellectuals down here -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 10:45 9
  - ST is the only place you'll find it on the internet in an unmoderated forum. -- nm - Max Sep 24, 10:48 7
    - We're not unmoderated. We're just lazily moderated, and self-moderated. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 10:50 6
      - Also, I think you're overestimating the level of intelligent debate -- nm - Roger More Sep 24, 10:53 4
        
        c.f. two boards on pizza. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 10:54 3
        
        "Pizza" -- nm - con_carne Sep 24, 10:57
        
        Plus, now I want to go try Cici's. -- nm - mara Sep 24, 10:57 1
        
        I'm thinking I might try Little Caesar's - con_carne Sep 24, 10:58
      - this. - znufrii Sep 24, 10:51
  - "Now, I'm coming to gobble you up." -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 10:47

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