Some research I'd like someone else to do

[andrewducker]

I'd like someone to look at all the different commenting systems out there, and work out why some of them have a decent proportion of interesting discussion, while some of them are full of pond scum.

And then write up the findings, along with a nice simple checklist for "How to manage the comments on your site if you want good discussion".

Because, frankly, on 95% of the sites out there I avoid reading the comments, because I know it's just not good for my blood pressure.

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[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I've visited briefly another couple of newspapers forums, and they were pretty awful too.

Though the Sun's was quite funny in terms of sheer number of times Hitler and the Nazis were invoked.