i get you...i like a more rounded story as well.  it would be nice if the paper did the asking and investigating and offer that layer of privacy..tho i've seen what i would think are lapses in opening comments on a particularly sensitive story.....but..IMO.  comments is a rough place.  as many other regular commenters i really enjoy, there are  few that i wouldn't want to share my info with.  it's an open forum - god knows who's going to read it...