The Mess of Moderation
Kevin Drum on the trouble with trolls and the mess of moderation.
“What to do? Some bloggers spend a lot of time moderating comments, but that’s a task I’ve never been willing to take on. Not only is it tedious and time consuming, but it also makes me responsible in some sense for what’s left over. If a comment isn’t deleted, that means I’ve made a tacit decision that it’s a reasonable viewpoint”