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Reuters Ends Anonymous Comments

Posted by Soulskill on from the someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet dept.

eldavojohn writes "In an effort to retain civility, it appears that Thompson Reuters has ended anonymous web comments. You may recall the defense of the anonymous commenter, but you need look no further than Reuters' own Dean Wright (Global Editor, Ethics, Innovation and News Standards of Reuters) for two lengthy editorials arguing against anonymity online. After reading his complaints against anonymous readers, it almost seems like they need a moderation system to decide what's worth reading and what's trash."

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  1. Re:Confused by blair1q · · Score: 1, Troll

    By extension, you have no right to be on the Internet, and your ISP can modify every packet you emit, if they choose to put that in your customer agreement.

  2. Re:Haha by Kilrah_il · · Score: 1, Troll

    Although the moderation system has a lot going for it, I don't think it's the only reason for the quality of the comments. Let's face it, the people writing comments on /. are not the same as those that read a popular news site.
    In Israel we have a popular news site. I like to read the comments to articles; you can really see how low peoples' intelligence and logic can go. i see it as an anthropological study.
    And yes, it makes me feel vastly superior, any problem with that? :)

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    Whenever in an argument, remember this.
  3. Re:Where's the Venom? by BobMcD · · Score: 0, Troll

    For example, if I see something interesting and want to comment I'm more likely to go Elitist Jerks...

    I'm still not seeing any difference.