Commentary is necessary here and elsewhere. It is of tremendous importance here. It is rare to see any project.hope post without comment, unless it is a very new post. A few minutes or hours, but it sure doesn't end its 7 days of circulation without at least two comments. It's something you look for in this community, real interaction, not that "Very good, interesting, I hope to read more. " that in the end don't say anything.
The comments allow you to create real networks, a good comment expresses that they read and understood the content. Is this guy dead?, no; many people left? yes, obviously, and some that surely won't come back, but new people are coming, everything in life is cyclical...