I would encourage more input, even bloggers, to participate. All information is valuable. Let bloggers post there points of view and allow them to post their link to their site. So what if it drives clicks to their site, let it happen.
You may have a point.
Sometimes blog posts get trashed here. Meanwhile Big Global Media posts don't.
Weird.
I would have no problem with that, but I do prefer bloggers who stick around for the discussion rather than hit and run.