Ah, yes, "argument". Iovely word. It used to mean intellectual reasoning applied to a subject in order to learn a truth which would withstand further arguments. We need difference of opinion, and we need tolerance of such differences. However, we don't need worms eating at the root of our community by casting out divisive comments purely in order to feed on the remains. Perhaps the best way to treat this is to think of where the comment originated. Is it from the head (the seat of reason) or from the heart (the hearth of pure emotion) or from the spleen (the storage-place of poisons)? The galleries and forums can suffer a large amount of unthinking emotion ("Ooh, I really like this!" or "Creeping crapola!") and survive. We as individuals can even withstand unthinking comments. However, poison kills. Whether it is poisoning the atmosphere or driving an individual to leave or maybe give up creating altogether, it is still too deadly to tolerate. Although I still do not like the misuse of "troll" for "trawl", I feel that what is at the core of the problem is DESTRUCTIVE comments. Whether it is a snicker or a diatribe, the intent is to destroy... and THAT is a problem. Carolly