My blog acquired a pet troll this weekend.
Actually, I hesitate to call him/her a troll, because the arguments (in the various comments) are reasonably well thought out and articulate. However, there's a certain redundancy and tone that lead me towards the troll label for this person.
My natural inclination is to respond in kind, and fortunately I have friends who have been filling in for me on that count. But, I hate to encourage this particular pet to keep leaving his/her droppings all over my blog.
So, philosophically, how do you handle such comments? Here is one example: