> Then put the comment into a review queue anyway. > What are the downsides? Unless you're a professional moderator that is paid for your moderation... time.

> Then put the comment into a review queue anyway. > What are the downsides? Unless you're a professional moderator that is paid for your moderation... time. The primary thing we have a finite amount of.... No blogger with a blog post of substantial views is well served by a system that requires any moderation on their part at all. Link to a thoughtful and dedicated moderation platform and let that community decide if your thoughts are worthy of sharing and discussing. Saves everyone time. Here's a thought that just struck me, let me try it out: By not having a comment section you reduce your blogs filter bubble, because without knowing how people feel about your writing your blog post simply becomes a single entry in the aggregate "wisdom of crowds", once you engage a comment section you begin to locally meta cognate on what people think of your position and you end up with less original and diverse thought for the dedicated aggregators to surface.