Comments on comments on artcles

Jeff Jarvis chronicles the buzz over a recent report in On the Media about comments-on-articles. It's worth a looksee at Dear Bob, considering the fact that we're 'turning on' comments later this week.

You caused a lot of discussion in your OtM piece about comments — and that discussion itself — in the comments on WNYC’s blog, in the comments on mine, and in blogs elsewhere — is an object lesson in the value of the conversation online.

...leap into this conversation, draw on the generous sharing of knowledge and viewpoints of people in it, take lessons away, and share those.