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

Wildblood has a good attitude to comments, but a more esoteric group of topics

Bruce Charlton is one of the seminal figures of what became the "alt right"

nester and fallot finally meet

his low key influence has been extremely potent

he himself realized this somewhat

not specific to himself

but that apparently not-a-big-deal stuff can be important

it's important to speak the truth even in case one person hears it

It also has to do with what's talked about in the article, and how elaborately. In this regard, bruce articles don't invite as much comments as john's.