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Xyzse

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6. I don't know

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 05:18 PM

Sep 2013

I think it might be best if they changed their commenting system to basically just allow emails with extensions that have:

.edu
.gov
.mil
.museum

It would stifle discussion, but at least it would make it so it would be by people who are at least somewhat educated, and they have to go by their actual names.

Still, they probably went to the best route that they could take.

That sucks though.

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"Popular Science" Online Eliminates Comment Function [View all] TygrBright Sep 2013 OP

I Sympathize With Them, Ma'am The Magistrate Sep 2013 #1

No bottom? We don't know that, Sir. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #2

And Keep Going Deeper And Deeper, Without A Bump, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2013 #4

I'll accept it as a working hypothesis. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #5

Plenty of Room at the Bottom xocet Sep 2013 #28

Just when we think they've hit rock bottom, they bring out the dynamite. n/t OnlinePoker Sep 2013 #12

As we hit what was percived as the bottom Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #51

We do know that. jmowreader Sep 2013 #20

Vandals 1, free Speech 0 pscot Sep 2013 #3

I don't know Xyzse Sep 2013 #6

Like LibertyUniversity.edu? (nt) jeff47 Sep 2013 #9

LOL, Touche Xyzse Sep 2013 #15

I think it's a great idea. Hopefully it is the way of online media in future Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #14

Maybe... Then again, they could go the newspaper route. Xyzse Sep 2013 #17

Our local just dumped Disqus for Facebook IDemo Sep 2013 #19

which mcClatchy rag? reddread Sep 2013 #25

Idaho Statesman IDemo Sep 2013 #29

I'm pretty happy that the Statesman dumped Disqus EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2013 #35

I've seen only two comments so far IDemo Sep 2013 #36

I usually read the LTTE section EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2013 #38

KC Star did the same lastlib Sep 2013 #34

That'd be their letters pages for the most part Posteritatis Sep 2013 #22

The NY Times does that NYC Liberal Sep 2013 #39

"Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life here..." hunter Sep 2013 #7

this is too bad but i can understand, the internet has made it possible for those JI7 Sep 2013 #8

Very happy to hear this. Wish it happened more often. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2013 #10

More to the point, the rhetoric on science articles actually tangibly, objectively harms science. nt Posteritatis Sep 2013 #23

not nearly so much as Government restrictions, etc reddread Sep 2013 #26

Now that you've exemplified the issues in the article, I suggest you read it. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #27

I have a better idea reddread Sep 2013 #42

Quod erat demonstradum II: demonstra harder. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #43

Hahhahhahhah!!!!! hatrack Sep 2013 #90

You really need to read the article. Your comment is highly ironic given the substance of the link. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #57

It really is precisely what PopSci's talking about, isn't it? (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #82

Yup... Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #83

Gosh, you're really in favor of commenting on articles you didn't read, huh? bettyellen Sep 2013 #59

The people are not being denied, discouraged or restricted from uninhibited expression LanternWaste Sep 2013 #73

I disagree SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2013 #47

Harming the discussion harms the process, especially when it "informs" public attitudes. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #49

Good, it's all just theory anyway. Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #11

what? Popular Science + Scientific American = B.S.? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #13

I think we have a babble thumper amongst us. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #16

Hardly. Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #87

You got it! Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #86

I've been reading Scientific American now for around 40 years..haven't found any shraby Sep 2013 #24

When they start publishing for the government, they deserve to be dissed. Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #88

please explain that comment, I'll wait, thanks nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #53

There's mountains of evidence supporting theories. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #84

K&R n/t NealK Sep 2013 #18

It sucks, but they're right. Posteritatis Sep 2013 #21

You know, Tien1985 Sep 2013 #30

Almost every time I look at any comments section LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #31

There are people paid to bombard all kinds of sites SoCalDem Sep 2013 #78

I've been reading popular science magazine madokie Sep 2013 #32

Good. secondvariety Sep 2013 #33

"Uncivil comments" yes they were correct to call them that and lunasun Sep 2013 #37

Now HERE'S a great quote; A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #40

Wait.....The mom never got an abortion Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #52

Wow, commenter totally missed the point, like most finger waggers. n/t Gormy Cuss Sep 2013 #64

Welcome to the Fascist State of America. zappaman Sep 2013 #41

two things come to mind, those fools Frank Zappa and John Lennon reddread Sep 2013 #45

Stephen King killed John Lennon zappaman Sep 2013 #46

the difference between asking a question and making an assertion reddread Sep 2013 #48

Yes. n/t zappaman Sep 2013 #50

thats funny reddread Sep 2013 #62

73. n/t zappaman Sep 2013 #66

yup thats what i thought reddread Sep 2013 #67

Stephen King the horror writer? Rex Sep 2013 #74

Yes..THAT Stephen King. zappaman Sep 2013 #75

More painful evidence that our culture in the midst of a rapid descent... bvar22 Sep 2013 #44

If only Youtube and Yahoo News would do the same. alp227 Sep 2013 #54

Lol, so true! Every time I read either of those I deeply regret it. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2013 #55

Google is trying to force people to use their name on YouTube. joshcryer Sep 2013 #56

It's downright baffling how insistent they are with that. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #60

No shit. 47of74 Sep 2013 #89

Good for them. We really don't need every article on line open to the incoherent babblings Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2013 #58

The most effective trolls are religion ones. Dash87 Sep 2013 #61

They could learn something about community moderation here. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #63

how should the less intelligent folks be weeded out? reddread Sep 2013 #65

of course, thats the ticket reddread Sep 2013 #68

I think you forgot to change your socks. ret5hd Sep 2013 #77

ha! (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #81

implying? reddread Sep 2013 #85

a) it isn't a matter of intelligence lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #69

Popular Science is to Science reddread Sep 2013 #70

weeding out? reddread Sep 2013 #71

I suggest reading about the DU community moderating system. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #72

true scotsmen? reddread Sep 2013 #76

It is what it is. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #79

A juried moderation system on a site like that would be a nightmare, actually. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #80