The traditional solution for this on mailing lists and Usenet was to tell the misinformation spreader in no uncertain terms that he is an idiot. There was a re

The traditional solution for this on mailing lists and Usenet was to tell the misinformation spreader in no uncertain terms that he is an idiot. There was a reason for the tone back then and it worked. Flames however are also censored nowadays, since it is essential for the people in power to maintain polite meaningless conversation that will never lead to any actions.