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All reader comments have been removed from a few stories today (Dec. 11).

The Star created the comments feature to give readers a place to exchange ideas and information that would make us all smarter and build community. We hoped for tough but respectful debate. We posted guidelines prohibiting certain kinds of comments, but for the most part, we stayed out of the way and let readers speak.

In the past month, though, more and more comments are violating our standards. Instead of offering constructive criticism, too many posts are just plain coarse.

While we created the reader comments feature to give readers a place to talk, StarNet is still our house. And our editors and staff simply do not want guests who make vulgar, abusive, obscene, defamatory and hateful comments. If you want to live in that kind of neighborhood, go create your own online forum.

Meanwhile, we've removed large chunks of comments today while we consider the future of the reader comments feature.

— Bobbie Jo Buel, executive editor