Another Technology Review commenter wanted me to ask, "What is the population growth in France between 1980 and 2000?" (The answer was quick: 0.419 percent; it said this was a 2005 estimate and gave sources). When I asked for the population in each of those years, as the commenter suggested, I got the numbers, charts showing the increase in population over time, and other data.
Our database included the comments for each article and the commenter's username.
I would like to thank Mr. Patrick and all the commenter for the writing.
We've also added a commenter profile page, which includes a bio of the commenter and lists all the comments they've posted.
"Funny, I've worked in this field for the last 30 years and have had exactly the same issues," wrote commenter hntrbr.
And, yes, the commenters were generally of the liberal bent.
Mood-related features, such as timing and previous flagging of the commenter, were far less predictive.
"Name her Wadjet, the snake-headed Egyptian goddess," urged the commenter and apparent Egyptologist Smitch.
Surprisingly many agreed with the commenter and took their side in the debate: .
