Okay, So you've just read this large post on some blog site and you're about to reply. But wait, there are comments from other people too! Now should what these people have written effect your response?
You've pretty much made up your mind about what you're going to say before hand.
But what if what you're about to say has already been said? Should you be silenced!? Comments are good for feedback on a topic, but are they there for discussion? I don't know.
Should my comments link go to the first comment or straight to the comment post field? Should people read the other comments first?
A good example is here: http://mezzoblue.com/ The comments are very muchly separated from the post. You must click to read the comments. Good or Bad?