1) I must admit, I pogo stick both the articles and the comments page into new tabs. This allows me to read the article and go straight to the comments (or vice

1) I must admit, I pogo stick both the articles and the comments page into new tabs. This allows me to read the article and go straight to the comments (or vice versa) if I want to, as the two are side to side. 2) I also skip through the list of articles for the ones that seem interesting / relevant to me. So any sort of 'next link' button wouldn't deliver me value. 3) I also don't know if it's a simple solution - given the dynamic nature of what is "the next link" (and is this only 'front page', or 'new', or 'best'?). As for "Comments are also a good way to filter out the noise a bit. If the comments are intelligent, then the content of the article will probably be more intelligent." - I couldn't agree with you more.