A reader sent in a link to a blog post, or actually a blog post on another blog post, that addresses the age old - or at least blog old - topic of comments.
Seeing as the village idiot showed up this weekend to spam the Caption Competition with his usual idiotic lies and racist hatred, I figured that now was an appropriate time to throw this out there.
This very much encapsulates my philosophy on blog comments, particularly in Bermuda's political arena: They're not worth it; a few mindless idiots insist on shouting down anyone who dare challenge their ideology and will destroy an otherwise interesting site:
"...to the extent that comments interfere with the natural expression of the unedited voice of an individual, comments may act to make something not a blog.... The cool thing about blogs is that while they may be quiet, and it may be hard to find what you're looking for, at least you can say what you think without being shouted down. This makes it possible for unpopular ideas to be expressed. And if you know history, the most important ideas often are the unpopular ones.... That's what's important about blogs, not that people can comment on your ideas. As long as they can start their own blog, there will be no shortage of places to comment."
