Like a good nerd I tried to comment on the post-debate article and those fuckers didn't approve my comment. Wonder if the f-bombs had something to do with it.

So I'm guessing "First!!!!" won't make the cut?

Oh hai David Brooks U R alsome!!!!1!

Wookie was executed for accusing Krugman of having breasts.

@MisterHippity: And yet, a comment that begins with "God made the Macy's Parade" would.

Nothing bad could possibly come of this. Especially this whole robot-editor thing.

As soon as I get my "trusted" designation, I am going to go batshit crazy on this new technology. How that will differentiate me from the other commenters, I'm not certain.

Could we have rankings here? So we can see who is still in the running to become ...

@grandmoffbastard: That's what I did the first time I got 'approved' on Gawker. They cut me off without even executing me. It took me so long to get back on that for awhile I thought they had banned my IP address, not that it wasn't warranted.

soldiers of the northeast front: ve vill build our moderation force, and you vill moderate as instructed. there are only two possibilities: blog to our satisfaction, or prove yourselwes enemies of the state.

if ve vish, ve can substitute bloggers for vriters; only editors vill select best.

oh hai. you vill not make cut - LOLz!!!

@concerned citizen: Or contains a sentence that begins with. Good morning.

Looks like The New York Times was so pleased with the decision to enable readers to comment on blog posts that they've decided to take things a step further. According to Gawker, the paper is now allowing comments on some full-length articles as well.

I'm having nightmares of a bad confluence of Farkers, Diggers, and Freepers being let loose on the Gray Lady.

I envision hundreds of DowdHaters posting innocuous comments on the Arts and Leisure articles until they can get unmoderated access and then really let loose. Gaming this system is almost going to be unsporting. Almost.

yes! i've been dying to give Somini Sengupta a piece of my mind!

@GayatriSpivak: Good God. I don't know even want to know what you said to make that happen.

hmm.. I kinda like my left-leaning news without a side of commentary, thanks. Then I go to other websites (like here!) for comments on articles. Turning the Times online into something akin to Amazon is just plain icky.

@rod: America's Next Top Commenter?

does "building our moderation forces" mean, "hiring poor people in Manilla and/or Bangalore"?

If you're trying to be a respected source of news, you just don't need the outsider commentary. All comments do is add "spin" and remind us (like we need reminding) of the stupidity of others.

prefers tradition is the worst handle ever.

i hope a picture of good 'ol fashion boy-on-boy greek sodomy is his avatar.

All your spews get hits for Pinch.

@rod: towards becoming!!