With Redesign Underway, Politico's Ben Smith Contemplates Wrath of Commenters

As anyone who edits a blog knows, commenters can range from your sunny-dispositioned grandmother and friendly colleagues to thoughtful critics, suburban basement dwellers and possible psychopaths who talk about things like “ass pimples.” That phrase was posted recently under an item to describe a well-known Washington scribe who won’t be named because it is beyond what many consider acceptable commenting.