Gawker on Newspaper Comments: Get Rid of Them

Gawker, a blog dedicated to Manhattan media news and gossip, came down against allowing comments on newspaper Web sites in a recent post, citing the ignorant nature of of most comments.
The writer argues that if a comment about an article online would not be publishable in a letter to the editor then it shouldn't be publishable online.
The one exception would be newspaper blogs which, by their very nature, should encourage comments.
For Gawker's full argument against comments, click here.