en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1087365 Comments by Reg Robson http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/06/spark-116-june-6-8-2010/#IDComment79670349 Re: "Fair Comment" CBC Online has terrible comments. I have yet to be further educated by any of the comment threads. Instead I'm either annoyed, offended, or (most of the time) both. I've read many blogs, including this one, that have respectful commentators that actually add to my understanding of the topic. But this has not happened at CBC Online. I think one reason that people who write comments on blogs are more respectful is that they feel that the author of the post will actually read their comment. There is no such feeling at a news source, where the article might have come from any news organization, and the writer probably is not even aware their work is on CBC Online. So naturally the comments become more like the sarcastic comments at the back of a meeting than anything of any substance. Hope CBC can find a solution, it is the one downside of an otherwise terrific service. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:08:56 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/06/spark-116-june-6-8-2010/#IDComment79670349