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Commenter Executions
Comment land is usually pretty laissez-faire. That said, there are a few things we can’t abide, like:
Gawker’s Customer Service Under Fire
For a brief period in August, every Gawker commenter was naked, their email address flapping in the wind.
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Counterpoint: God Denies Causing Car Accident
Martin, also a California lawyer, doesn’t believe God was in that crashing car at all. He writes:
Why The Car Accident Was God’s Fault
While we were busy being befuddled, a California lawyer slipped a smart-bomb in the comments.
Become A Consumerist Commenter
There’s two ways to get in The Consumerist cool school, tryouts and raising your hand.
Comments Garrote
The new commenting system let in the hoi polloi. We want smart, on-topic comments displaying wit and/or insight. Therefore, we must begin a ruthless purge of the unworthy. These comments aren’t just removed, we’re banning their makers entirely.
Magical New Commenting System
As some of you have already noticed, we’ve added some exciting and significant upgrades to how comments work on The Consumerist.
Comments Work Again
That’s about the sum of it. Now you can correct our typos with ease and aplomb.
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