A better way to e-comment?

But what I found most interesting -- and it is on the -- is how one has to go about finding these comments. The rule is not posted on . Um, WHAT? Even doing this, the list that comes up is... well... I'm not sure how the FCC has received 7.700 comments, but this sure doesn't seem like any way to elisit true comments from people. Several years ago, the Defense Department had the grand idea of holding a true forum -- but doing it online. They posted a proposed rule and then opened the comment period. People were allowed to post their comments in (almost) real-time... and people could even comment on other people's comments. (Almost like a blog!) And it kinda worked. It was years ago, so my sense was that people were still somewhat uncomfortable with this concept... and it was also a rule that (unlike this rule) was not going to elicit widespread comments. I understand that this is the concept behind , but... This always struck me as one of the areas where there the "e" of e-government could show its stuff... and I understand that this isn't easy! Really! And perhaps I'm stating the obvious, but it doesn't seem that it is quite there yet. But I begged to be corrected.