[unescape]

This is a step in the right direction, but why hand control to the newsroom as opposed to the user?

[s73ver_]

It is the newsroom's site.

[unescape]

Then this is evidence that comments should not be on the site. It's not the place of the newsroom to control discussion.

[s73ver_]

Then don't comment on their site? I mean if you're looking for discussion online, there are thousands of places to go. But this is specifically about the comment sections they provide. It seems entirely reasonable that a room they provide should be subject to their rules, and one violating those rules should be shown the door.

[unescape]

My observation is that Mozilla Talk does nothing to advance the decentralized Web, so why is it a good thing?

[s73ver_]

Just because something doesn't advance your pet cause doesn't mean it's not good.

The decentralized web does nothing to advance universal health care, so why is it a good thing?

[unescape]

I'm just going to point out that Mozilla and the NSF recently offered $2M for ideas to decentralize the web.

https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/06/21/2-million-prize-dec...