"Relentless and cynical traffic-trawling is bad for the soul."

So true. Now get back to work.

Comments

[Fec]

There’s one big technical development that underlies this shift: Pow-Wow. The new comment system (coming in the spring) is designed to promote intelligent discussion. And there’s no better way to spark intelligent discussion than by publishing an intelligent article. We plan to make the new discussion areas civil enough to encourage authors, experts and celebrities to come in for open web chats. But writers should feel the comments are a place that you can develop your points with your sources, tipsters and friends. You should be looking forward to seeing the reaction to your article, not avoiding toxic commenters. So we’ll radically overhaul the comment system technically to keep interesting conversations from being derailed. And we’ll reduce the pressure to churn out throwaway blog items. In return, you bring your best information and insight to the original article and the conversation that follows.

Good luck with that.

[polifrog]

Fec:

Good luck with that.

Because we all know you tried very hard to foster intelligent, open minded, and reasonable discussion in the Greensboro area.

Or is it more likely someone else made that comment in your name.

The latter.

[Fec]

There is no shame in being infected by the Brainless Zombie Hoard.

[justcorbly]

Several of the bloggers in my newsreader recently killed comments, saying they're tired of policing the rubbish. They want people to respond on their own blogs or go to social media like Twitter.

[polifrog]

justcorbly:

Several of the bloggers in my newsreader recently killed comments, saying they're tired of policing the rubbish.

I am back to thinking Fec is exploring a third option.

[T K solomon]

you mean sticking his fingers in his ears?

[Billy Jones]

Fec explore?