By PETER MWAURAMore by this AuthorThe community — readers who share opinions, ideas and information by commenting on stories published online — was disarmed and disbanded early last year when the Nation disabled Disqus, the online discussion service. The migration to those newspapers suggested the Nation had removed something readers hold dear — the ability to comment on stories. Online Editor Churchill Otieno has informed me that the Disqus comment service will be restored soon. Many have been withdrawing from the comment platform because some members of the community engage in toxic comments, insults, off-topic personal attacks, name-calling, defamation or hate speech. However, despite the trend of disabling Disqus, good comments can add value to an article by providing a new perspective or background and in some cases even new information.

Source: Daily Nation March 02, 2017 18:11 UTC