[dang]

It was more than one comment. We judge 'trolling' by its effects. Inflammatory posts on divisive topics provoke flamewars, and that destroys the commons.

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This doesn't mean you can't comment on divisive topics. It means that as the topic gets more divisive, comments need to become more thoughtful and more substantive, not less.

[jshevek]

When you decide that comments are "trolling" by their effects, rather than only their content, you give censorial power to people who respond poorly.