A note on "Comments"

Typepad has a new function whereby all comments must be approved before being published; as a result, there may be a delay between when you post your comment and when it shows up.  So far, I've published almost all the comments submitted, though I have edited some for typos, accuracy, and relevance.  Anyone unhappy with the result should contact me, and I will remove the comment.  I'm being somewhat laissez-faire in terms of "accuracy" and "relevance", at least for now.  I do not intend to let the comments, though, deteriorate in the way they do at most sites.  Thanks to the readers who are making that job fairly easy to date.