Caustic is sometimes apposite. I think I'd rather sort the wheat from the chaff for myself. What criteria the moderators were using before is a mystery to me, so apart from wasting time, the new system won't be much worse from a so-called moderation point of view. It probably boils down to a kind of popularity contest. The ability to see and reply to posts in all publications using the Disquis system was useful, not just The Post. I don't think my opinion on this is going to make any difference, any way.