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Gizmodo’s 20 Most Commented Articles and Top 5 Commenters of 2007

Gizmodo would be a sad lonely place without you, the readers. Sure, we would keep drinking cocktails and having wild beach parties in the South Pacific, but it just wouldn’t be the same. No, really. So here they are, without further ado, the Top 20 Most Commented Articles and the Top 5 Commenters of 2007.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 31

Commenter Retirement Party Video Makes Me Yearn For Hotter Giz Comments

College Humor impressed us with their first Commenter Business Meeting video, but they’ve really outdone themselves this time: LOLcats, incredibly offensive commenters, and, yes, hot girls making out. We have two of those things regularly appearing in our comments now, but I’d really like to see us have all three. Let’s make it happen, team.…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 19

Gizmodo Commentards Before the Iron Banhammer Dropped

Click to view Watch this video that College Humor made of Internet Commentards holding a business meeting. Gives you, the thoughtful Gizmodo commenter sophisticate, a finer appreciation for the Banhammer, doesn’t it?

Tech News Brian Lam Aug 20

Banhammer IV: The Redeadening

Hey, look, I found the Banhammer under my bed, and it’s all dusty and unused. Today I will clean it off by making an example of one Jumpking04, who made two mistakes. His first was writing near-unreadable comments, as excerpted after the jump, and his second was linking to his MySpace page in his commenter…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 26

Which Gizmodo Commenters Suck?

Lately, I’ve been getting tons of complaints about asshole commenters. I’m not talking about the ones that disagree with others in a gruff way. Freedom of speech, and all. I’m talking about people who obviously have mental problems and like to take it out on the rest of us who frequent Gizmodo. I’ve been lax…

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 13

Star Commenter Award: strider_mt2k

We’re digging our commenters here. So much so, in fact, that we want to recognize some of the best commenters with our Star Commenter award, given to those who contribute to our site so much and so well they make this a better place for everyone. Our first winner is one of our favorites, known…

Tech News Charlie White Apr 11

Commenter Execution Roundup: We’re Still Paying Attention

Hey, sassy commenters! This here is a friendly reminder that, while we love you all and know that you are each unique and beautiful snowflakes, we won’t put up with any bullshit. 99% of the time you make intelligent and often funny contributions to the site and we loves ya for it, but once in…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 29

Pogue Follows Up on Netiquette Debate

We tend to poke fun at the New York Times’ David Pogue a lot around here, but we want to make it clear that we kid because we love. David is like the wacky yet dorky uncle of the tech journalism world, how could we not like him? Pogue recently complained about the lack of…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 27

How to Get Banned from Commenting in One Easy Step

Come on people. We’re trying to have civilized discussions here, so let’s be on our best behavior. If you’re curious as to what it takes to get a swift and brutal bonk on the head from the banhammer, former Gizmodo commenter God-Father was kind enough to sacrifice himself to show everyone how not to behave.…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 14

David Pogue Doesn’t Like Mean Commenters; Let Him Have it, Guys

New York Times tech diva David Pogue took some time out of his day today to pontificate on the general nastiness that can be found basically on any site that allows comments. He certainly brings up some interesting points, and anyone who has spent time browsing through comments at Digg, Slashdot, or even here on…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 14

Valleywag Institutes Public Executions of Commenters

Our beloved bloodbrothers at fellow Gawker site Valleywag are getting serious with bullshit commenters, with an easy and final solution: taking them out and shooting them. Well, figuratively. Public executions? We like! Neuro: I like your thinking, not your grammar. You’re fired. Anonymous, it’s against Valleywag policy to purely enjoy the comments of others. Positivity…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 27

Gizmodo’s 20 Most Commented Articles and Top 5 Commenters of 2007

Commenter Retirement Party Video Makes Me Yearn For Hotter Giz Comments

Gizmodo Commentards Before the Iron Banhammer Dropped

Banhammer IV: The Redeadening

Which Gizmodo Commenters Suck?

Star Commenter Award: strider_mt2k

Commenter Execution Roundup: We’re Still Paying Attention

Pogue Follows Up on Netiquette Debate

How to Get Banned from Commenting in One Easy Step

David Pogue Doesn’t Like Mean Commenters; Let Him Have it, Guys

Valleywag Institutes Public Executions of Commenters

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