In this particular instance I fully agree that I am, it is a bit more drama than I expected to be honest. In hindsight the cost did outweigh the benefit.

But again I was just picking this mild example of a very common occurrence on LW. I suppose I could have written this comment out at a different more salient occasion, one where drama was already present, but that would evoke even stronger emotions, meaning my points would be less likely to be addressed.

I also could have also blunted my comments harshness, padding it with text, but that simply isn't a good way to unambiguously show people that you disapprove and also doesn't match my writing style.

What alternative methods of causing people to not talk about these things would you propose?