PC Pro on the limitations of user-generated content

"The constant spectacle of thoughtful, well-researched articles by the likes of Tim Garton Ash and Polly Toynbee having a long tail of drivel and personal abuse appended to them, like those yucky strings of poo sometimes seen dangling from goldfish, is so demeaning that I wonder anyone continues to write for the paper (masochism, saintly detachment, to pay the mortgage?). Not all blogs are like this, of course, and many news blogs, particularly in the US, have become serious information sources...The basic problem is one of unequal distribution - of knowledge, information and writing ability. This unequal distribution has been with us for centuries, and is partly inherent in the human condition..."

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[RNB]

That's why inane pointless blog post comments like this one should be deleted by the moderator :)