This week's cover story by Frank Carlson takes a close look at the
anonymous commenters at
knoxnews.com -- and how their discussions often
devolve into name-calling, misinformation, and worse. While there is
certainly some civic engagement going on as well, is the almost
overwhelming amount of ugly talk worth it?
Naturally, readers have been responding with online comments. (And thankfully,
Metro Pulse readers seem to be a more thoughtful lot, as most of the comments on our stories are usually smart and reasonable.)
Read what KnoxViews users have to say.
Read the story and its own commenters.
-Matthew Everett