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I would prefer that commenters adopt a consistent handle -- could be their real name or a pseudonym, but it would be best if we keep personae straight.In general, I publish comments if they constitute a substantive contribution to a discussion or to general knowledge. Occasionally, I allow a comment through in order to use it as an illustration of logical fallacy or inappropriate behavior. Obviously commenters won ' t like it when that happens, but they probably wouldn ' t like it either if I didn ' t publish it at all. Best solution: don ' t offer fallacious or offensive comments.I also may decline to publish something just because it is wildly off topic. But I might allow something off topic if it ' s sufficiently interesting in its own right and/or the post topic is whimsical.I would prefer not to moderate comments at all, as indeed I did not over more than a decade of maintaining this blog, but it became necessary. The offenders brought it on themselves.Update: The problem with " Anonymous " as a handle, even if you use it consistently, is that  other people may  use it as well, so we can never be sure it ' s the same person.Note: In response to an inquiry, it is indeed true that the British National Health Service is currently under serious strain and that there are long waits for elective procedures. That is because the Tory government has been starving the service of funding. Obviously, if you have a taxpayer supported system government has to be willing to s...
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