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After some groping in my browser's bottom drawer, I have located a
link to what appears (by virtue of the number of removed comments)
to be what is referred to below:

  http://discussion.guardian.co.uk/discussion/p/3hj5k

Best wishes to all,
Ted.

On 29-Jul-2013 09:25:33 the.Duke.of.URL wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> IDS has just praised his own achievements in the Guardian. But these 
> comments are about the Guardian's response to these comments among 
> comments about a cartoon by Martin Rowson. It goes without saying that 
> every comment I read on IDS's piece was negative, some extremely so and 
> many incredibly articulate.
> 
> Here are responses to the Guardian concerning it apparently closing the 
> comments before time and removing some. I should point out that while 
> there were 5 pages of comments, the number was only 357, not a large 
> number by certain standards. No doubt some of the removals were carried 
> out due to their inappropriateness. But this doesn't explain all G's 
> actions with respect to this piece.
> 
> 
> Huples
> 29 July 2013 8:56am
> 
> Nice toon but...
> 
> We are all in the Matrix.
> Comments stopped on IDS article and ability to recommend the excellent 
> postings there also disabled.
> We can selective comment but not when we as a huge majority disagree 
> with an ATL writer or with the Guardian's decision to allow him print 
> space.
> 
> A crime against a disabled person is a crime against all of us. Open the 
> comments now Guardian and stop aiding and abetting the enemies of the 
> disabled
> 
> good2goHuples
> 29 July 2013 9:38am
> 
> Yes I noticed that---IDS article started at 6.14pm--
> was closed before 10pm--- also a lot of comments
> removed.
> good2gogood2go
> 29 July 2013 9:46am
> 
> the depth of feeling against this man was undeniable--- it leapt
> out at you from the unanimous verdict of the comments---
> Was there a complaint from up above?
> 
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