'Indianapolis Star' Column Explores Difficulties With Reader Comments

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By: E&P Staff A column in the Indiana Star yesterday explores the issue of controllling user comments after a story.

The column by Dennis Ryerson was based on several articles written about a fallen local soldier. At first the comments at the end of the pieces were supportive of the young man, but then others became hurtful and abusive.

The column underscores the diffculities that arrive when newspapers want to allow readers to comment. While there are filters that can remove posts with obscenties, keep the comments constructive can be an issue.

The whole story can be found here.

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