The one I miss is the Internet Movie DataBase forum (IMDb). It was a goldmine of information, insight, humor, analysis, support and intelligent criticism, with just a bit of crazy. Then, one day, the Powers-That-Be decided to chop it, and life became less fun. I blame the advent of Mr Trump, whose supporters spam-warred with the bashers.
Eliminating comment sections at pretty much all news sites would be an excellent step in fixing society as we know it. Nearly all comments on Fox, CNN, The Washington Post, et. al, are worthless. I don't believe for a minute that those sites use comments to encourage open and constructive dialogue. If it was my site, I'd be embarrassed by what was being posted and would have shut it down.
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