Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26901681-20171024155743/@comment-33041467-20171025060800

 I think this was already addressed by so many other users here, but a comment section can only be as good or as bad as those involved. Sure, there are people that start a flame war or behave inappropriately--be it unintentionally or intentionally--and end up causing an article's comment section to become so toxic that it's embarrassing to show to newcomers. But to remove this feature entirely is the same as punishing those who refrain from acting this way, which seems to be most of us from what I can tell.

Instead, why not ban everyone acting so despicable and delete the flame wars? Heck, if the situation is too extreme that a user purge is necessary to remove the vermin, then I dare say it should be done. Also, I noticed someone comparing this comment section to those on other websites as I glanced through everyone's opinions. I know most sites like Reddit have a "Report" feature, so why not include one here? I'm sure it can definitely help the mods (or whoever's responsible for monitoring malicious activity in articles) easily weed out the troublemakers.

Granted, I am just an optimistic newbie who has only been active for a month and some change, so I haven't seen the atrocity to the full extent as all the veteran users. I wanted to share my two cents and some possible alternatives, but I acknowledge that it's ultimately up to the mods to decide.