John Huppenthal, the Republican public schools chief in Arizona, announced yesterday that he will not quit in the face of controversy over his once-anonymous blog comments. Under the usernames Falcon9 and Thucydides, Huppenthal suggested, among other things, that Spanish language should be outlawed in the United…

Hello, readers. You may have noticed that Gawker's discussion system has been tweaked. Yes, again. Read on to learn about the changes.

Everyone adjusted to the commenting system yet? Probably not. It's change. Change is scary. Change is disruptive. Change makes old things go away. Boo, change.

Good morning, kids. Gawker's brand new commenting system debuts today. You'll notice some changes down below, and if you were a starred commenter in the old format, you'll notice that those little yellow stars are gone, too.

Since last Wednesday, there has been no comment activity on this site. As disorienting as our day-to-day has been without witty insights, well thought-out critiques, demoralizing complaints about the current state of Gawker, and requests to rehire Richard Lawson, I'm happy to announce that this Thursday, the new…

If you are confused about why this is happening, remember to read this post: This one.

For those of you who participated in Gawker's long-standing starred commenter system, you'll be very disappointed to know that those perky little yellow insignias you worked so hard for are now gone forever. We do appreciate your contributions in coming weeks, as our new commenting system is rolled out on this site.…

Currently, Anil Dash is prepping for his SXSW panel chat with Nick Denton about the 'failure' of internet comments by having a civilized discussion with a Mount Rushmore of internet experts and it is calm and informative. Do you think we can have a similar discussion without calling each other cockfaced assholes and…

At 3:15PM, Berlin time, The Wall Street Journal suffered an unprecedented attack, The Wall Street Journal reports. A shadowy organization called "Anonymous Kollektiv" had orchestrated a "comment flash mob." The chilling result: Facebook comments. Here is what they said:

In this wild "new media" world, it's important for all of us—respectable newspapers and parasitic oxpeckers alike—to share freely, in a spirit of holiday cheer. So we were happy to see this morning that the New York Times has decided to borrow our commenting system. It's really the least we can do for you guys!

Today we heard the sad tale of a drunken elk stuck in a tree (elk is what they call moose in Europe, guys). Very sad! The poor creature. And I bet it felt terrible the next morning. At least one commenter knows what will make it feel better.

Fox & Friends backslapper Steve Doocy burned Politico's Ben Smith big time today by reading anti-Ben Smith blog comments live on air. Related, there's a blog comment here that says "Steve's an anal wart." Is that "relevant?" Politics is complicated.

The Huffington Post maintains a small army of wage slaves who spend all day "moderating" the site's millions of comments. Their current primary task: to ensure that no comments are published about Arianna Huffington's wanton airplane Blackberry-ing incident.

Wow! We had no idea our little Gawker Dating social experiment would take off quite the way it did yesterday. Now that the initial surprise has passed, let us take a moment to help you streamline your e-dating experience.

In your wide-ranging Tuesday media column: HuffPo lashes out at an unpaid former writer, NBC's worth revealed, Reuters wants to be like us, and Jay Rosen tells a story.

We are having commenting issues. Comments are popping up randomly. Very confusing! But this bug leads to a funny mishmash, drawn from every site in the Gawker network. Check out this combo from a post on Bill Maher.

Is the talented Mr. Wheeler—accused Harvard scamster Adam Wheeler, who faces 20 counts of larceny and fraud for application lies—defending himself pseudonymously in the Harvard Crimson's comment forums? Plus, new photo and anecdotes from his time at Harvard.

This week, we've got some Bieber dopplegangers, speculation as to why Keenan Thompson can't do impressions, and a dig at Kathie Lee, because... well... it's Kathie Lee. See if your comment made the cut!