Slog - Comments on Comments... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments Andrew Sullivan's blog doesn't have them--it never has. Now he's thinking about adding them. Says Andrew... Most other blogs have them; they give readers a place to write and vent and discuss. No one has to read them. The experience of reading the Dish would not be affected if you don't like comments by a little extra spinach at the end of posts. I'd keep doing what I've always done - which is read your emails and post the best - but readers would also be able to comment spontaneously, without my filter. Some have criticized this blog for not... Copyright 2008 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:30:30 -0800 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:20:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe I would so troll that shit.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953608 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:35:42 -0800 Comment by Aislinn Hmm, perhaps they're on to something...

I kid, I kid. What would I do all day if Slog didn't have comments?

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953609 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953609 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:36:47 -0800 Comment by Simac Comments are not always useful on blogs. On some blogs, like Slog, the comments are actually the best part.

On other blogs, like Daily Kos, the comments are too numerous and often off-the-deep end that I rarely bother reading. On newspaper Web sites, blog or article comments are inevitably from right wing or left wing wackos and add nothing to any discourse or to anyone's understanding of the issues. I don't read them, either.

Many blogs, like Language Log, don't do reader comments at all--a good decision for that blog because everybody fancies him- or herself an armchair linguist, or "cares passionately about language," and you have to keep that chaff from contaminating the real linguistics going on there somehow.

]]> Simac http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953612 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953612 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:37:49 -0800 Comment by some dude i will not rest until slog comments are on par with you tube.

]]> some dude http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953620 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953620 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:43:23 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Who is this Andrew Sullivan, of whom you speak?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953631 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:47:52 -0800 Comment by elenchos I have nothing to say to that man.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953636 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953636 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:52:53 -0800 Comment by Fnarf His is the most popular blog on the net, and is probably one of the most agitated, which means his comments count is likely to be 2000+ for every piece. No one wants to read that. I think the comparison to Daily Kos is an apt one; the comments there are HORRIBLE, evil things. I voted no.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953651 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953651 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:01:06 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I'll post craigslists ads I think he should answer.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953663 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953663 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:07:48 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton What Fnarf said.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953678 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953678 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:15:28 -0800 Comment by Sully SuperFan The more places to hate girls with cooties, the better! NO GIRLS ALLOWED!

]]> Sully SuperFan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953684 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953684 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:18:13 -0800 Comment by nbc Comments should be restricted to local blogs like this on a precinct-by-precinct basis. The winning ideas at the local level should be delegated to move on to the national blogs. Partially completed thoughts will be rounded up to the nearest whole idea.

]]> nbc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953686 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953686 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:18:41 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Since when did Andrew Sullivan become the most popular blog on the net? What the fuck are you smoking, Fnarf?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953688 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953688 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:20:23 -0800 Comment by linus i visit this site everyday, mainly for the comments. in addition to the material

]]> linus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953774 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c953774 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:58:50 -0800 Comment by Boson What, you mean that SLOG isn't Andrew Sullivan's blog?

Then why do we have to read so much of his content here?

]]> Boson http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954164 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954164 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:47:02 -0800 Comment by newspaper subscriber I would pay money not to read other people's comments.

]]> newspaper subscriber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954185 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:49:07 -0800 Comment by terry miller if it got rid of every single potential mr. poe, i'd be up for it on here too in a heartbeat.

when do registered comments start already!

]]> terry miller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954275 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954275 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:04:36 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Registered comments aren't going to solve the problem, Terry. Removing them entirely will.

But then a majority of readers would probably stop coming, making Slog (almost) as irrelevant as your music blog.

Hugz!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954375 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c954375 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:29:14 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I read it somewhere, Poe. I meant single-writer blogs, not big corporate sites like Daily Kos. Sullivan has a freaking TON of readers.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955070 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955070 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:15:10 -0800 Comment by monkey 10 "I hate Hillary" posts to every 1 GOOD post. I stopped reading that blog a while ago because I figured out anything good he had to say would get repeated somewhere... like here.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955145 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955145 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:11:38 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV @17: Ouch!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955298 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955298 Media Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:39:05 -0800 Comment by gex I don't get why the no comments voters care. If you don't want to read comments, you simply don't read them. But by voting no, they are not only saying no for themselves, but trying to prevent others from being able to participate in a comments section.

I don't get it.

Not surprised his crowd's more on the "I don't like it so no one else should have it" side of things.

]]> gex http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955542 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/comments#c955542 Media Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:20:29 -0800