Rectifying usage myths about correlative conjunctions and appositives - III

In the first two parts of this discussion, I rectified the contention of a member of Jose Carillo’s English Forum, Mwita Chacha, that the two grammatical elements linked by a correlative conjunction should be (1) similar in length and (2) perfectly balanced.

This time I will dissect his strong objection to my use of a comma next to the proper noun “Mwita Chacha” in this lead sentence of a previous column of mine: “A Tanzania-based member of Jose Carillo’s English Forum, Mwita Chacha, recently related this very curious incident about the use of position titles.”