Sometimes engaging commenters is a you-can't-win-for-trying proposition. But we have to try.
On the story: A woman was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a man Wednesday night at a bar in an unincorporated area of El Cajon, ...
... the commenters of course ignored the rules:Comments containing threats, ethnic slurs, foul language or thinly disguised foul language will be deleted. Posters who harass others or joke about personal tragedies will be banned permanently from this service. Keep it civil, stay on topic and your posts will remain online.
Then, along with the usual silliness -- we deleted the comment that said: "Someone made fun of her tooth." -- someone commented, "I'm not a cub reporter, but, duh, you can get find her name on the Sheriff's web site," posting a link to her booking information.
I asked the moderator to take that comment down and posted a comment explaining why:
The question I'm asking is, Should we, A) have deleted such a comment? B) or deleted it? C) Not have engaged at all. (which would have likely led to her name getting published and people making fun of it if any puns were obvious or going into Build-A-Fence mode if it sounded Latino.)
Here's the article, with the debate in the comments area.
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