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We turn on comments today, and do you people appreciate it? Noooo.

OK, that's not true. Actually, it was yes, mostly. Pleas for invitations were pouring in all afternoon, and nearly all of them we declined. Why? Because you're boring us. Don't just send an email saying "Please please please." Show us why you deserve it. Be funny. Be clever. Be bitchy. Best, be funnily, cleverly bitchy.

Although you don't have to be too bitchy.

Nick, Jessica, Jesse:

"Boo!" to Gawker's elitist commenting policies. I'm going elsewhere for my blogging fix. Don't really feel the need to subject myself to this velvet-rope bullshit—from a blog that is chock full of ads. So, buh-bye Gawker, Defamer, Gridskipper, Gizmodo, etc. You should re-think this. It's one thing to shit on your subject matter; it's a whole 'nother thing to shit on your readership. Eat a dick, bitches.

Enrique

Ouch. Turns out it can hurt when people are mean to you. Who knew?

There's more bitchslapping fun after the jump — but, sadly, no more fellationary suggestions.

hope i don't stink it up with my mere presence, you know- kinda like the peeps in the genpub line at the club, waiting but never getting in...

that comment section is pretty retarded for the percentage of us who a) don't know any self-important-hipster-starfuckers or b) are loyal Gawker readers but don't live in an area where there would be anything of interest to write in as a tip.

way to go....

Uh oh. Just read the newly-added 'comments' feature under the Huffington Party Pics post. I love Gawker, have since the beginning.(more of a lurker than a poster but whatever).

The comments read sort of like a little frat/sorority circle-wank than I think y'alls intended. It's probably just because it's the initial phase of the feature (building up comment-abled bodies and all); let's hope it matures.

Otherwise, reading the people featured in the pictorial comment on their own coverage is a little gross. For the first time in it's history, Gawker risks jumping the shark/couch.

I read your website regularly, but your decision to post comments and then restrict who can post comments is a turn-off. The little comment link at the bottom of every entry is unattractive. Then, since only people in the know and pre-screened can post, too incestuous for my tastes.

Are you going to run contests for the hoi polloi? Nay, it will all be New York Ego bullshit.

Thanks for killing a good thing. I'll be able to get much more work done without reading your website.

Dude, snippet of conversation from the random UES pizzeria-with-wifi access:

Girl 1: Oooh, Gawker has comments now!
Girl 2: Oh cool. Anyone interesting on there?
Girl 1: No, but 5,000 New York bloggers had their first orgasm in six months.

And yeah, wifi is available in freakin' pizzerias now. I know.

Earlier: Gawker Comments: We're So Tired of Being Alone, So Tired of On Our Own