Commenters to be featured bloggers at Huff-n-Puff

Got this email from Huff-n-Puff (aka HuffPo aka the Huffington Post):

Comments are now threaded to facilitate better discussions, they appear faster on the site and abusive comments are easier for us to find and delete. We've added a commenter profile page which includes your bio and lists all comments you've posted. To add a bio, simply click on the Your Account link on the upper right hand corner of every page.

We also have a new I'm A Fan Of feature which lets you vote for your favorite commenters. They can also vote for you. Your fans will be listed on your profile page. We'll soon be able to alert you when your fans comment on stories and when your favorite bloggers post on the site.

But we're most excited to announce a new initiative where we will choose one commenter a month to become a featured blogger at HuffPost. Yes, a blogger! Reading through the comments on our site, we realized that our readers are an underutilized resource – smart and opinionated. Our decisions will be based on how many fans a commenter has, how often their comment is selected as a favorite and our moderators' favorites. Every comment has an I'm A Fan Of and a Favorite link so start voting for the comments and commenters you like best. We will announce the first one at the end of this month!

Folks, this is from a website that has discovered they have to shut off comments for posts about Republicans' health issues because of their commenters' tendency to fill up the comments with "smart and opinionated" wishes that the Republicans die. In light of that, this "new initiative" should be a hoot!