Interesting. There is a particular art to fostering a culture of discussion, but I'm not sure I'd go as far as saying that the signal got drowned out in the noi

Interesting. There is a particular art to fostering a culture of discussion, but I'm not sure I'd go as far as saying that the signal got drowned out in the noise in most comment threads. And some threads are more enlightening and entertaining than the article above them. Depends on the comment thread.