James A. A. Joyce's Journal: Note To Moderators

The contents of a Slashdotter's username and/or signature shouldn't affect your moderation of their comment.

Why am I getting riled up over this simple yet apparently nonobvious moderation maxim? Read this journal entry. The user is "I'm a racist." and his signature at the time of writing is "Down with Saudi Arabia!!!" Though I disagree strongly with the xenophobic views he expresses (regardless of whether he actually believes in them) I feel that it is unfair for ignorant moderators to mark an insightful post as "Flamebait" on the basis of a moronic ad hominem attack.