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The rise of the meme

September 8, 2008 - 5:54 pm - by Richard Fernandez
oldefogey
2008-09-09 23:40:45

OK – I’m not only old but kind of dense. How does Wretchard maintain a site that allows comments but doesn’t get the wingnuts that pop up everwhere else?

Even Wretch’s trolls are brighter and better behaved than most.

Take a serious columnist like Michael Barone and each column is followed by cursing drivel from commenters.

Is there some sort of screening that isn’t obvious when you make a comment?

The little hissy-fit between Roy and Life stands out because they occur so seldom.

I have been amazed about this for a long time but it only seemed pertinent today.