Well...as someone who writes a lot of comments...I see 3 times as many.
And let me tell you, a lot of hot blooded stuff flies right through.
I think my style is well established as pretty civil...,if a tad contra and divisive.
Meanwhile,I notice that I often wind up reviewing 3-4 comments in the same (RoB/sports) thread that I am currently commenting on.
LOL
I see the sports fans are now complaining loudly about such "intergroup" flagging.
The possibility of a comment being "flagged" by the unhappy  receiver is also a  "live" one imo 
The funny thing is it only happens in RoB when I am in a conversation with 3 or 4 particular folks.
That is 3 or 4 out of the 15 or so people (total) that seem to bother to write comments.
Perhaps the silent majority are showing more wisdom than me and just voting with their feet.
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"eyeonequities"....whoever he is,or the papers editors should address this flaw.
It is tending to make it look like the RoB is just a pro market fan letter.
And its offensive.