Why are the "rating" and "comments" disabled for some of the videos on YouTube?

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Why are the "rating" and "comments" disabled for some of the videos on YouTube? savvy428 10/6/10 9:54 PM I viewed several videos and a few of them had the ratings and comments "disabled" and I don't know why?  I picked several videos at random and found this to exist on many occasions which is a bit frustrating.  One would like to have the ability to re
Re: Why are the "rating" and "comments" disabled for some of the videos on YouTube? ARankine 10/7/10 3:03 PM It's up to the uploader as to whether or not they want their video rated or commented on. Try posting on their channel page or through a PM.
Re: Why are the "rating" and "comments" disabled for some of the videos on YouTube? pinas 10/16/10 1:17 PM I'm an uploader and I noticed that comment boxes are disabled only when I put video responses on them.  When I removed the video responses, the comment boxes are back.   Please fix this problem.  This has been going for few days now.  thank you..
Re: Why are the "rating" and "comments" disabled for some of the videos on YouTube? ebbixx 10/16/10 5:35 PM @pinas -- you're right that there's a recent bug causing the problems you describe.  Supposedly a fix is in the works, or at least staff have taken note of the problem. The OP's original issue, though, is another matter, and something that I'd expect