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Key Takeaways:

  • Comments were temporarily disabled due to a technical system issue, not a permanent change or primarily due to a hostile environment.
  • The publication acknowledges an increase in partisan and personal attacks within the comments section.
  • The pause offers an opportunity for reflection on how to preserve the value of reader contributions without negative interactions.
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We’ve turned off comments to today’s stories because of an issue with our system. No, we’re not ending comments because of the increasingly hostile environment in that section even though a few readers have suggested it. As we take this purely technical pause, maybe we can all think about preserving the value of adding readers’ voices to the presentation of aviation news without the partisan and personal attacks that seem to be on the increase. Thank you.

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
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