A couple of people recommended the message. Thanks. This is important
because the messages can be sorted in various ways by selecting the
tabs at the top of the list, and with the "Reader's Recommendation"
sort, a message with no recommendations is not visible.
Many of the comments are savvy. I guess people reading the New York
Times know more about energy most newspaper readers. It also helps
that all messages are reviewed by someone at the Times before they
are uploaded. I would not want that job!
The Washington Post is about to implement a new system for their
online comments, with more monitoring. Anonymous comments will still
be allowed but a reader can filter them all out. I do not understand
how they can tell whether a person is using his or her real name or not.
- Jed
