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Comment author: MixedNuts 05 July 2012 01:25:12PM 5 points [-]

Quietly removing stupid comments seems to be strictly superior than using slurs. Faster, prunes useless discussions, dissuades trolls, countersignals confidence in your intelligence.

It's possible to be both polite and concise, but it requires more thought.