Why is it that this is The Times AGAIN?! I can't help that they feel threatened by the quality and insight offered by some of the better bloggers out there and - with print journalism on the decline - are therefore are looking to eliminate some of the new opposition, whilst getting an exciting 'scoop' into the bargain. Paranoid sounding I know... Worth noting is that The Times only allows a small 'selection' of comments on its online articles (vs, say, The Guardian's articles which allow for thousands). Handy that - again, allows them to silence the voice of the online readership.