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I know (for they have told me) that some solvers are put off posting comments, because they just want to make and/or read comments about quick crosswords and feel inhibited about joining in what is clearly social banter between a (small) club whose members feel that they have come to know each other personally, even if they have never met.
That if he makes a lot of unsettling, off-putting comments, that sort of throw people off, that he likes to keep his adversaries guessing.
It was only after my boss started to make awkward and off-putting comments like "Are you attracted to me?" that I began to leave early of my own accord.
As a result, I had made it a policy to allow borderline comments, even though that means off-putting comments will occasionally make it online.
The Woolsey and Camp fires also drew louder-than-usual celebrity backlash to the president's off-putting comments about the catastrophe.
We want to encourage user engagement with the material we publish; but we don't want people to be put off by comment-board bullies.
His often up front nature has put clubs off, with comments like calling himself 'a very special player' during the Under-21 Euros not helping his cause at a time when his stock was on the rise.
And interviews suggest that some of Mr. Starks's comments are putting off some doctors essential to St . Judes success — specialists who implant heart devices.
It's no secret that YouTube comments aren't exactly a hotbed for smart conversations, so the company hopes that this change will increase the quality of comments by putting the emphasis on conversations and not on one-off comments.
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