Never mind, comments are not to be allowed. I figured out how to make it work, but don't like the results from a security standpoiint. More to the point, if someone wants to Discuss news, that's fine, and even better, use the forum.

still nothing

Even better news -- with any luck, comments will be permitted for this post.

Good news

This news thing seems to work the way it is supposed to, IF you can actually read this.