Daring Fireball with Comments
A self-documenting explanation of why John Gruber doesn't have comments on his site.
Derek Powazek - Your right to comment ends at my front door.
What he said. "The wonderful thing about the web is that anyone can contribute to it. If you have something to say, there are plenty of places to say it. But your right to post to someone else’s site rests with that someone else."
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shawnblanc.net » Why Daring Fireball is comment free
This transcription of John Gruber's justification for not having comments makes for superb reading. This is what blogging is really about.
Design View : Andy Rutledge - No Comments Here
Someone else who doesn't have comments enabled on his site explains his reasons.
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Backing up my position on blog comments with some quotes.
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