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A good commenting section is a balancing act. It’s a conundrum: User engagement is a top priority for web publishers, but not enforcing a commenting policy can be damaging for both the organization and its users. For example anonymous comments paired with zero moderation can often open the door to personal attacks, off-topic conversations, trolls and spam. Quality over quantity MinnPost.com, a highly successful nonprofit news website based in Minnesota, requires that users become registered commenters in order to post … Read entire article »
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