Make comments on news articles for paid AOL users only
The news comments are getting way out of control. After checking I find that most of the really bad ones are from guest contributors, not paid members of AOL. I pay for my subscription and find some of the obscene and hateful things said by these "guests" are so out of control they are beyond disgusting. The other day, I saw one person sign on with several "handles" but had the same icon. His comments were way out of line with the Oath TOS and he actually answered himself with a new name agreeing with these radical nasty comments. I don't know if it is kids or just nasty people trolling, but if the comments were restricted to paid members only, I honestly suspect a lot of this over the top hateful and sometimes obscene stuff would cease.
SANDY PUMMER
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SANDY PUMMER
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You sure must think I am dumb! I know how to report an offensive or bad comment, I have been on AOL probably longer than you have worked there. Of course, you sometimes review the reported comments but often you don't or you don't care what is said. The comment is there next time check. The hatred and viciousness of the comments from non-paid members is getting worse day by day. The other day someone called me stupid for paying for something they get free....this is the kind of freeloaders that are commenting on news articles. By limiting comments to only paid members, you will eliminate a lot of these vicious people. I am sure a lot of the free users sign on under many different screen names and just like and reply to themselves congratulating their smart and snarky and hateful posts. These kinds of hate posts are covered in the new code of conduct from Oath. If these guys can't be civil, then don't let them play for free.