Not referencing any comment in particular, but why does it seem that with the Globe's new civil comment policy the level of discourse has become even more puerile and inane and the same obviously I-do-nothing-but-post-on-websites-18-hours-a-day commenters seem to have been given even greater prominence?  Does the Globe ever look at perhaps the NYT to see how to present its product in an engaging way that encourages thoughtful comment, not predictable polemics?  At least in the old days you had to actually find a soap box, drag it down to Hyde Park Corner and be prepared to publicly make a fool of yourself.  And many very engaging people did just that and we're the better for it.