Thanks to all who commented and voted in the Editors’ Desk poll about story comments.

The results were clear: The way we’re handling story comments isn’t working. That opinion is shared by numerous editors at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com, including several who currently attempt to do the policing on story comments.

Managing Editor Pam Maples says she’ll convene a group very soon to reconsider our approach. Your suggestions have given that group a number of ideas to review — and a call to change things.

The poll results — as of 8:30 p.m. Monday — show 673 votes, with 80 percent suggesting we drop story comments or improve our system of policing. Only 4 percent thought things are working okay.

Your answer to the question “What do you think of our story comments system?”

• Drop them. (57%, 385 Votes)

• Worth having. But improve your system of policing them. (23%, 154 Votes)

• Don’t allow them on certain sensitive stories. (8%, 57 Votes)

• Free speech. Leave them uncensored. (7%, 50 Votes)

• The way things are seems to be working just fine. (4%, 27 Votes)

Again, thanks to all who took the time to vote and comment.