as in many things, reaction to a wrong aspect of the way things are now leads to being led astray in a different way

one of satan's great tools is establishing dichotomies

not necessarily false ones either

There's a certain type of commenters who would drain you without giving much back in return. They're ones that should be lurking more, but don't, and so just waste both side's time.

like: pushing men towards a homosexual caricature of smooth, steroid muscled creatures

as a response to feminism's demasculinization

it's the price one has to pay Nester

Yet, you don't know exactly which comments he's blocking, so you can't really say.

people who have something to say will be hesitant to

that's the worst part

that hesitation is enough

you need to remove all barriers of motivation for such people

the price is making it easier for dumb people to have their way

the response to which is curation, which is not perfect

Hesitation deters unthoughtful comments.

but also thoughtful ones

Imposing hesitation*

its like a wall on the border

it is an obstacle, no matter what tools you have to overcome it

statistically, it will have an effect

I'm sure he's reasonable, and would accept comments well intentioned and well thought out and relevant to the article.

people who are thoughtful etc. would not be sure about their thoughtfulness

he is reasonable, and does do that

my point is that even by being reasonable, he would cast such a pall that the effect would be far greater than (perhaps deep down) desired

look at the comments for John Craig's articles

his attitude is very different, yet he doesn't tolerate bullshit

some of the comments sections offer unprecedented insight into say, autism

due to autistics spazzing out

there is really nothing else like it, not even autistic forums etc.

Perhaps the limited flow of comments haven't spurred a reconsideration of policy.

exactly, the effect compounds itself

then you cant be sure

John has much more people commenting on his articles.

"is this all there is?"

"what am I doing?"

"is this any use?"

not realizing that the problem was you in the first place

at least partially you

it's just sad, it's not really anyone's "fault"

everyone is thinking well

good intentions