As more and more websites shutdown their comments section, digital publishers are taking a second look at one of the internet’s most popular forms of community.
Friends List: Is the comments section worth saving?
Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy.
If this is your first episode, Friends List is a daily web series in which members of Polygon’s editorial staff answer an important, unusual or agitating question related to video games. The goal is to give Polygon’s many team members across the globe have an opportunity to speak with you directly via video.
Today, Features Writer Charlie Hall and Community Manager: Shaun McIlroy answer this question: Is the comments section worth saving? The episode will begin at 2:00 p.m. ET and will be available via YouTube following the recording.
Share your opinion in the comments. We’ll field some questions at the end of the episode.
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