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Y! Comment boxes. What value do these provide?
With the current outage of the Y! news comment box, and all the seeming outrage from people missing this feature - I'm curious what value these have for you.
I have participated in them in the past but have since stopped. They just seem to be an area to posts rants, insults, and generally UN-useful information. Why is commenting important too you when few will read the comment, OR take it seriously???
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- fire4511Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
While some of the comments are not great, this is a chance for people to interact and share opinions. Some will agree, some will disagree, and some will, when they have no factual or logical basis for their arguments, resort to name calling.
Sometimes the story itself is so biased that commenting on it will be a chance for a differing point of view to be considered.
The interaction is enjoyable, and it is a chance to express opinions that otherwise may not be heard
Source(s): 32 years in business