When entertainers such as Ann Coulter masquerade as thoughtful commentators and speak outrageous provocations, I'm reminded of the wisdom of Internet forums: Don't feed the trolls.

Internet trolling may be completely harmless and even in good fun, but the trolling I am referring to in this article is the ‘negative’ variety — the offensive or inflammatory comments made with the ...

Hence, “Don’t feed the trolls.” They are just looking for attention and someone to bite the hook, feeling empowered as soon as one engages them.

In the United Kingdom, which has a more restrictive definition of free speech than the United States and New Zealand, an obscure pre-existing law resulted in the prosecution of 1,500 trolls in 2014.

Re Coulter Enraged After School's Warning Ahead Of Talks (March 23): I thought "enraged" was her basic default setting anyway.