Deeper pockets? In the end their lawyers told them that anything short of declaring it unfit for human consumption wasn't safe. The reason they did this is because of scumbag other humans who decide to try to sue for millions because they got some rancid peanut butter. Make sure you place the blame properly....

Because I'm pretty sure they didn't even know what trolling was to begin with...as do most people who are actually bothered or upset by actual "trolling." As someone who is regularly accused of being a "troll" simply for offering an unpopular or controversial viewpoint....there's an absolute TON of people who have no clue what trolling actually is and simply associate the word "Trolling" with ANYTHING they deem to be "negative" behavior....especially contradicting viewpoints.

""More and more sites are finding that the prevalence of vitriolic comments is driving away new readers. And how are they finding this out? Are the readers that are driven away contacting them to let them know? I doubt it. MOST readers don't even look at the comments...

All I heard was Orson Scott Card say, "PLEASE SEED ENDERS GAME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE." Isn't that what everyone else heard?

How about instead you compile a list of where these images are HOSTED.....and then DO SOMETHING about that? Notify local law enforcement of the images and give all garnered info about said images to them.

...absolutely POLLUTE the airwaves with junk wi-fi signals. Seems like this would add a ton of unnecessary interference on currently existing wireless networks.

I mean....zappa dappa?

"Once that kid grows up and looks for a job, it will be those of us who are older who will still hold childhood mistakes against them and miss out of any and all benefits they would bring to the company." OR....they won't hire an irresponsible kid, and thus save the company a ton of money by hiring a BETTER qualified individual...that doesn't have a propensity for making mistakes. What's so hard about NOT making major mistakes as a kid? I didn't...nearly every single person I know didn't....and that covers people in multiple generations... We don't understand this facebook problem everyone keeps talking about where potential employers see things on your facebook that would keep you from being hired. Maybe if you make "mistakes" you shouldn't get the job? Maybe?

FTA: "Launched back in 1994 as Warcraft: Orcs & Humans the MMORPG saw a boost in 2012 with the launch of Mists of Pandaria when it sold over 2.7 million copies in the first week itself. " Um yeah......whoever wrote that article doesn't know what they're talking about....Warcraft: Orcs & Humans isn't WoW...