1. How do we fix the God-awful comments on news web sites? (Because, seriously, they're pretty awful)

3. What kind of sites are we talking about?

4. Not YouTube ... ... For that is a lost cause

5. ... Or is it?

6. Why (good) comments are worth saving

8. Users have more time, are often smarter than the writer

10. The Problem

13. How have sites tried to fix them so far? (buhleted)

14. Separate comment pages (A blast shell for awful!)

15. Ruthless moderation

16. Nominal membership fees

17. The Gawker system

18. The Slashdot/Hacker News Community system

19. My modest proposal

20. Then again, I'm not a genius

21. Your thoughts?