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Community highlights

The Conversation receives a lot of comments each day and you can’t read everything. That’s why we occasionally end the week with a selection of community highlights: comments we enjoyed or thought worth…

Comments on mobile

The ability to read and make comments on mobile has been one of the most oft-requested features on our site. We’re happy to say that you can now do just that. A long time coming When I say comments on…

Why we require real names

Our real names policy is one of the defining features of our community. It’s the part of our community standards that I receive the most questions about. Why require real names We strive for transparency…

Fifty standout articles in The Conversation’s 2016 Yearbook

Our latest book, The Conversation Yearbook 2016: 50 standout articles from Australia’s top thinkers, is now available. In a year in which political discourse seemed untethered from reality, the articles…

The off-topic Conversation #111

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know…

Community highlights

The Conversation receives a lot of comments each day and you can’t read everything. That’s why we occasionally end the week with a selection of community highlights: comments we enjoyed or thought worth…

The problem posed by agenda trolls

Marc Burrows used to be a comment moderator for The Guardian. In April 2016, he wrote an article about his time in the role. In it, he identified what he thought was the biggest problem in online comment…
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The off-topic Conversation #110

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know…