Yes, if you're unable to be polite about it, just don't comment and/or email the moderators. Your comment would have been informative and well-received without

Yes, if you're unable to be polite about it, just don't comment and/or email the moderators. Your comment would have been informative and well-received without the snark. You were right to call out the other person for trivializing the risks of tick bites, just assume good faith and be kind.