I need to spell this out once, now that I'm actually getting some traffic. When you're commenting on this blog, you need to show respect to the opposition. You may attack their ideas, but not them personally. Keep the conversation as civil as possible. If you would not say it in my living room, do not say it here.

That goes for both sides, and it goes for people I know in real life as much as for those whom I only interact with online.

Anyone who sees violations of this policy should let me know, and I will either delete the offensive comment, or leave its author to the tender mercies of my attack cat—and my other articulate readers. From this point on, anything that can be considered trolling will incur the risk of a smackdown (administered with a clear head and a minimum of Gross Personal Attacks—we're talking surgical strikes), and repeat offenders can definitely get themselves banned.

What this means in practice: if you're calling people stupid, idiotic, illiterate, or evil, you're not persuading anyone—and you're on thin ice. Use your thesaurus if you want to retain posting privileges: More honey, less vinegar. Thanks.

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