No comments, because letters are better and I can answer them
Why not
Because moderating them properly takes time I would rather spend writing, and moderating them badly is worse than not having them.
What instead
Letters, by reply. About forty a year, all answered, and the best of them get printed in full with permission.
What that loses
Readers talking to each other, which is a genuine loss. If somebody wants to set up somewhere for that I will link to it.
