I think BS threads should be closed after 256 posts. (256 is the square of 16, so it's musical.)

It's easy to tell people to ignore flamers, but the problem is that few Mudcat flamers are stupid enough simply to insult somebody. It's easy to ignore somebody who merely posts, "You blatherskite, you got mugwort in yer cerebellum!" And yes, catters often do ignore such posts.

But when I see a troll insulting a youngster, humiliating a beginning musician, needling an Aged P or smearing an innocent third party, then I feel the need to Say Something. The best thing is usually to post something for the OP which is so gracious, so helpful, so cultivated, that the troll looks like a complete fuckwit.