We got lots of feedback on our decision to temporarily end comments on West Side Rag. Most of the people who wrote in supported the decision, saying the comments section had become too filled with anger and personal attacks. Others asked for comments to come back, but even people who missed the comments generally said they need to be more tightly moderated.
So we’ll be opening comments to some posts and moderating them more closely — this may result in a delay in posting sometimes. And we’ll continue to explore about a longer-term solution.
Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback.