While the silence around these comments is consistent, media heads are wrong to believe that they bring no negative impact.
The archival information helped structure interview questions and to triangulate whether the comments were consistent with the documented information.
The main themes from the comments were consistent with results from surveys and focus groups addressing similar issues, which suggest that on-line comments do provide a reliable source of qualitative data on attitudes and perceptions of issues that emerge in a health crisis.
"The speaker's comments are consistent," he said.
"Dr Peter Young's comments are consistent with what we've said, and we are very concerned about the mental health impact of detention," she said.
In a conference call with reporters on Monday, he insisted that Biden's comments are consistent with those he expressed during the 2008 campaign.
The comments are consistent with Lee's earlier remarks on television and in notes to his wife, when he asked that the missing-person investigation into his December 30 disappearance be dropped.
But his comments are consistent with his no-nonsense style. .
