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May 3, 2012

Who Has the Worst Commenters on the Web?

John Herrman, BuzzFeed


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Good comments can turn an OK story into a great one. Great comments can easily eclipse the post they're attached to. We're not here to talk about those. We're here to talk about the dregs, the scum, the poison. We're here to talk about the reason most people don't read the comments, and even fewer people bother writing them.

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