Dear Reader:
I opened my website, DanielPipes.org, to comments in April 2002. (This appears to be the oldest one: "Bravo.")
They came tumbling in – 185,000 in all. Of these, 165,000, or about 21 per day, made the editorial cut and were posted. I read them all and replied to thousands. The comments provided me important (and often enjoyable) feedback while adding substantially to the website's interactive nature.
But all things come to an end. In this case, social media has largely replaced website commentary, leaving too much spam and too much that is off topic. Accordingly, I have as of today, with sadness, closed DPO to further comments.
Daniel Pipes
