obvious troll is obvious

Just so it’s clear, I’ve got no problem with commenters who disagree with me, or with other commenters. Even passionate disagreement is fine. I merely insist that everyone remain civil and join the conversation only in the spirit of, you know, spirited conversation, and not to antagonize or annoy other commenters, or me.

Trolls are like porn, or art: tough to define in concrete terms, but I know it when I see it. If you see it, feel free to flag such comments: Just let your pointer hover over the comment content, and you’ll see a “flag” link at the bottom left of the comment.