> You're commenting on an internet forum. There are no "stakes." Whoosh. At risk is ... some incivility. Maybe. And we're already there because of the slandere

> You're commenting on an internet forum. There are no "stakes." Whoosh. At risk is ... some incivility. Maybe. And we're already there because of the slanderer. Attacking someone like that is cyber-bullying. To keep wrongly harassing someone with lasting, hurtful, and harmful messages. The reason not to be civil and/or ignore the troll is precisely that it doesn't work. Calling them on it builds a culture of challenging lies - making it safer (and more polite) for everyone in the future.