Engadget editor: Why I turned off comments

http://venturebeat.com/2010/02/02/engadget-editor-why-i-turned-off-comments/

by ilamont • 16 years ago

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loki99• 16 years ago

You reap what you sow! ;-)

jbm• 16 years ago

The line about "Most users not commenting" sounds like damage control; it's true about almost every website in the world. My old rule of thumb was 100 visitors for a comment.

As for the Pro/Anti apple site; I have a MacBook pro sitting right next to me, but covering the code-name for the next generation iPhone (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/next-iphone-codename-new-... - K48 for those wondering) in anything more than a twit feels inane to me. (Probably why I don't read their site)

IrfaanC• 16 years ago

Isn't this behavior just feeding the griefers?

I'd imagine something less drastic, like disabling anonymous comments (and maybe even new registrations) for a few days would be a less disruptive solution.

I actually find the comments valuable - I noticed the issue earlier today when I tried to dig up the comments for an article I'd originally consumed via RSS. I made 3 or 4 attempts before I finally noticed the notice explaining the lack of comments.

I guess I'm going to be sticking with RSS for now - that can't be good for their impressions.

Engadget editor: Why I turned off comments

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