QUOTE(homemade-jam @ 19 Sep, 2008 - 12:53 AM)
Yeah I don't usually comment but most of the stories posted are of some interest; digg also suffers from the same effect.
People on /. and places like that suffer from a mass delusion that anyone gives a **** what they have to say about these stories.
This need to comment on stories has caught newspaper's attention and many online editions have comments sections after stories. But I can tell you, from working in the industry, no one from the newspaper actually reads the comments. They really don't care what these people say, but it attracts certain readers who actually believe that they are being heard, or even more outlandishly, that they are contributing. At least at a place like DIC, where making posts (comments) is the main focus, you can be assured that maybe someone will actually read your comments. Now, whether they give a **** is another story.
18 Sep, 2008 - 01:51 AM
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