def addIntComment(self,newComment):
        try:
            if self._intComments:
                pass
        except AttributeError:
            self._intComments=PersistentList()
        try:
            if self._intCommentsGen:
                pass
        except AttributeError:
            self._intCommentsGen=Counter()
        if newComment in self._intComments:
            return
        id = newComment.getId()
        if id == "":
            id = self._authorGen.newCount()
        newComment.includeInAbstract(self, id)
        self._intComments.append(newComment)