Trying to deal intellectually with someone who's not interested in an intelligent conversation is a fool's endeavor. That only plays into a trolls hand, and it drags the other person down as well. I have never engaged with this character and I wish others would ignore him too. That being said, his discourse rose to the level of irritation that was hard to ignore. I get that you guys can't moderate every post on the message board, but when someone is obviously only trying to enflame, then that person needs to go. So, like I wrote, it is good news that he/she will be on a bit of a break from the board.