I think of it in terms you express. If someone checks my comment history will I seem like a negative, critical, jerk - or thoughtful, positive, and encouraging.

I think of it in terms you express. If someone checks my comment history will I seem like a negative, critical, jerk - or thoughtful, positive, and encouraging. If I catch myself thinking that a comment I'm writing will likely paint me more as the former, then I just navigate away without posting.