What happened to Asheville Citizen-Times comment boards?

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Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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I’m looking at the Asheville Citizen-Times Web site this morning, and I don’t see any comments allowed on any stories? What’s going on? Has the newspaper finally killed the vileness?

I’ve railed against the Topix message boards since I left the newspaper. If the newspaper is moving to a different service, or moderated comments, I applaud the move. 

Can anyone tell me what’s going on?

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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14 Comments

  1. chantix May 18, 2009

    +1

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  2. NewspaperJunkie May 17, 2009

    Do you have any insider info, good investigative reporter that you are, about who at the Citizen decided to pull the plug on Topix and why?

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  3. Ash May 16, 2009

    you guys are right – Topix is gone, but the other commenting system remains, one that at least requires registration with an email address.

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  4. b.c.w. May 16, 2009

    seems as though perhaps only allowing registered posts would require the usual suspects to ‘think before speaking’…. unlike before.

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  5. SDL May 15, 2009

    Forget the comment boards. What happened to the Citizen-Times?

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  6. Asheville Dweller May 15, 2009

    Maybe its because it allows for more opinions to be shared, the old way the boards was set up you had to be approved and they could pick and choose to go with the flow. Topix Allows a VOICE for EVERYONE its not like the Mountain Opressed where they only want like minded thinking in that lock step mindset.

    Got to love progressive Asheville.

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  7. theo May 15, 2009

    I was seeing comments on letters to the editor and regular stories. Just check the letter from Robert Prince concerning gay marriage.There will be plenty of sick comments.The ones I read this morning already removed.

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  8. Martha May 15, 2009

    It looks like Topix comments have been disabled but REGISTERED users – not the trolls – can leave comments on the front page of the story. I have no idea why though.

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  9. PBnJ May 15, 2009

    There goes my daily dose of free entertainment…

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  10. I heard there was a lawsuit over something someone posted on there. Maybe they took it off for that?

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  11. Ash May 15, 2009

    Theo – all the stories posted today on the C-T web site do not appear to allow commenting. Am I missing something?

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  12. theo May 15, 2009

    The comments(JohnnyC,Sgr.Rock,etc…) are STILL over there. One of these days there gonna get a taste of a Morris Dees on their case. Inciting others to violence might not be so damn cute then.

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  13. Ash May 15, 2009

    Go, that’s exactly what I don’t like about them. There are other issues, as well. Basically, the newspaper would allow comments on the Web that it would never allow in print. And it would make random decisions on when to take down entire comment threads. There seemed to be no consistent policy.

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  14. Go Green May 15, 2009

    What don’t you like about the AC-T comments? Is it that everyone turns all hateful and wacky and irrational? That’s what I don’t like about them.

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