Online comments are a powerful tool. While it may seem that a tweet or comment simply vanishes into the Internet once you hit Enter, that is not necessarily the case. What you say online does have power.
This week we posted a story about an Olympics-bound swimmer who felt she needed to quit Twitter because of hurtful and offensive tweets she was receiving.
SEE MORE: Top Swimmer to Quit Twitter During Olympics, Blames Trolls
Here at Mashable we are always on the lookout for thoughtful and insightful comments from our readers. We value what you have to say, and we even find story ideas in our comments section.
In the top comments this week, we've featured your responses to the Olympics Twitter story as well as stories about Siri, Facebook, music and more.
We started our weekly top Mashable comments feature to showcase some of the best conversations from our community. We pay close attention to your reaction on the site as well as on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and GetGlue.
This upcoming week, we encourage you to join in on the conversation. Simply leave a comment in our comments section or respond to any story on Facebook or GetGlue.
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