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Comments
A number of people have asked why there is no un-filtered comments facility for the stories on Opine. This is a conscious decision on the part of the editor, and the reasoning behind it is two-fold.
Firstly, Opine is not supposed to be an ordinary blog. There are already more than enough blogs, and Opine is as much an excuse to exercise the practice of writing as it is to vent spleen on a particular issue. Its style is what makes Opine different, and the comments it attracts should be similarly considered and presented.
The second reason is that for the internet, like democracy, its greatest strength is also occasionally its chronic weakness: everybody gets a go. Unfettered access can sometimes lead to unsavoury, unintelligible or unhinged expressions of opinion. The following are excerpts from two different free-comment sites which make the editor’s point reasonably well.
“Anonymous said: If any of these Labour b*stards had any decency they would quit being MPs and force by-election after by-election thus giving us a general election by the back door. It's all about saving their own backsides. C*nts.” “worldofwarcraftpimp said: LOL THE BEAR OWNED THAT NOOB LOLOL!!!”
In order to have your comment published on Opine, we ask only that it is cogent, civil and sincere. This creates an incentive to present your point in a respectful and intelligent way. This, after all, will lend much more weight to an argument than the vitriolic bile which is often spat at contributors on the Guardian’s Comment is free and Guido Fawkes.
Opine is not saying there is no place for these kinds of outbursts - in fact as you can see above there are already a multitude of places people can go for that sort of thing. It’s just that Opine isn’t one of them.
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