"We respect people’s time. That’s a core journalistic value."

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Fargo Forum editor Matthew Von Pinnon, talking about why his forum turned away from unmoderated commenting.

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Respecting people’s time is not anything approaching a core journalistic value. What’s more, turning off comments has nothing to do with respecting people’s time. Idiotic comments can waste people’s time; if people CHOOSE to read them. You can read a story and comments and skip the ones you disagree with or are stupid or inflammatory.

(via jamiek)

I would argue that there is a difference between moderating comments and managing the community of comments, the later fostering good discussion, the former slapping hands and encouraging commenters to try sneaking something by.

(via bergus)

Totally agreed, actually. We aren’t traffic cops; rather, we need to make sure we’re helping the discussion, not controlling it.

(via jamiek)

I guess while it sounded like I was disagreeing, I wasn’t. That’s just the problem with stating anything with “I’d arguee.” Oddly, people assume you’re arguing. Funny that.

Source: jamiek
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