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March 12, 2013, 5:46 p.m.
LINK: www.quora.com  ➚   |   Posted by: Joshua Benton   |   March 12, 2013

That’s the question someone asked on Quora. Times community manager Bassey Etim answers:

Read Quote of Bassey Etim’s answer to The New York Times: How does the NYT determine which articles have comments? on Quora

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