I was just reading Valleywag and it hit me: Nick Denton is taking the community out of Web 2.0. Why? easy: closed comments. This whole you’ve got to apply and be approved to be a commenter on his sites….well it sucks. Sure, we all know the difficulties of managing comments and the risks open comments present, but you’d think a company the size of Gawker Media could manage it, Weblogs Inc., does, and does it pretty damn well I’d add. Gawker Media’s model is elitist and does nothing to add to the community.
Sorry Nick.
I am looking for a friend that was an exchange student in the US. His name is Nick Denton and I was curious to see if it is the same Nick Denton that you refer to. He is originally NZ born. From Palmie North i believe. Would be great if you could respond in some way to see if i’m on the right track. Thanks,
Christine