While I was away some folks decided to turn my comments section into their own little listserv, which then descended into at least three people calling one another names, a level of personal invective I would not accept in my own children. As I didn’t have my laptop with me, all I could do, once I realized what was going on, was to pull the comments function altogether.

 

I’ve resurrected the function now, but deleted everything after April 1. I’ve also used the Squawkbox “banning” feature to ensure that the three folks in question take a time out to think about their behavior in public.