That can be perfectly valid. I always check comments before reading unless it's a topic or site I generally trust. I end up reading things I wouldn't have from

That can be perfectly valid. I always check comments before reading unless it's a topic or site I generally trust. I end up reading things I wouldn't have from title alone, and not bothering with a lot of others. e.g. In arriving in this topic I clearly see I dislike the spam business model, the method, and have no reason at all to read the article. Yet I just commented and upvoted you, and flagged the submission. :p