I rarely comment but your comments on commenting caught my eye.

I do think anonymous comments need to be moderated for abuse so there can be healthy discourse.

As a reporter with no control over the matter, I've received comments that were so off-target it was clear the person was spewing venom for its own sake.

I rarely read comments at all now, which is a shame as I'm certain there are people with whom it would be interesting to share ideas. I'm opposed, however, to giving a platform to clear lunatics. This can't be a healthy development.