I have turned off replies on scripting.com. 

I just wanted to give you all a heads up. I want to try other ways of getting public discourse connected to my blogging without hosting the comments on my site. I do like to ask questions on my blog from time to time, and not having a way to get input will be a problem. 

I have found that the norms of commenting on Twitter and Facebook have permeated everywhere, and I'm not interested in hosting other people's opinions, challenges or call-to-debates here in my own space. I don't usually respond to them elsewhere, but when they appear here, it's just a nuisance. I end up having to deal with too many personalities. 

That's not conducive to free thinking on my part, if I always have to anticipate how people will snark at it or what the various troll factions use to control discourse. I don't want that in my space. 

There will be another turn to this wheel at some point. ;-)