Hi Sarah

I've considered shutting off comments on my own site. I completely see why someone would when a lot of spam far outweighs good comments.

But then I took a closer look at those good comments and realized that it turned my blog into a two way conversation. I knew what my readers were responding to so I could better serve them.

Some blogs might work better without that two way conversation, but I think, like you say, the majority of them benefit with comments.

Thanks for the thought provoking piece!