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ButterflyEffect  ·  4081 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 'Popular Science' Shuts Comments, Citing Internet 'Trolls'

A thought just crossed my mind, and I'm interested to hear what your thoughts are on it.

Do you think it's possible for a site like Popular Science to shut down its comments section, and then lets say a year or 18 months later reopen them unannounced?

Personally I think it depends on if it generates the amount of discussion and news that has happened due to them closing it down. If it's possible to do with minimal fanfare I think it's something that would work. However, that's the hard part.