Why is abusive, negative content allowed?


There’s a certain member here, I think we all know who I am talking about, who continues to be little everyone else here with their rude and condescending remarks.  He continually tries to insult and creat strife and division.  It is not healthy for productive conversations or for the site.  
Why will the moderators allow this poison to ruin the site?  They are turning people off from coming here and trying to start positive, useful content.

It’s a cancer that should be removed otherwise it’s going to have detrimental effects on this site.  Is that so hard to understand for the moderators?


Tammy is so incredibly helpful but I don’t understand why this negative behavior is allowed to continue and fester...


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@asvjerry , try 90mg of oxy a day for 7 days straight and get back with me.   2 or 3 beers are great, having to put down 2 cases is not so great.

I felt like I was on Shutter Island while I was in the hospital...
I find it a little funny that the Moderator came on and said something to the effect of this thread was unnecessary and now the comment is removed and the thread is in the popular list. 
What's more disturbing is that it seems like a lot of people share the sentiment, yet all the mods have done is first say the thread is unnecessary, and then just ignore it.  So, even though we all agree, nothing is going to be done about it.  

Here is what the guidelines of the site say.  I think the posts in question violate at least:  malicious, false, inaccurate, abusive and defamatory.  

Prohibited content
  • You will not submit content that is copyrighted or subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy, publicity, trade secret, etc., unless you are the owner of such rights or have the appropriate permission from their rightful owner to specifically submit such content.
  • You will not post information that is malicious, false or inaccurate.
  • You will not post content that is sexually expicit.
  • You will not post content that is abusive or defames another member of The Service.

Interesting and nuanced points of view to think about, but i still think that you must face the "troll" yourself instead of warning the moderator. But it is good there is an option for reporting.
@tantejuut  'Facing the troll' is what trolls want. Its how they feed. OTOH simply reporting them is effective.