Sylvia writes..."I wrote about The Globe's efforts to keep 'comments more civil' and it remains an ongoing issue to keep the tone temperate."  That was in July 29, 2016..."Should The Globe fix or ban online comments?"

Sylvia goes on to say, "I think it is far better to be vigilant in helping women and minority writers and subject sources and keeping the tone on comments civil and respectful than to avoid the topic entirely, although the option for closing comments must always be there and taken without hesitation."

I'm two finger typing after 88 comments and researching who were the commenters Sylvia quoted...not hard to find and not in the least surprising!  

Sylvia quotes the write-in reader as "asking why The Globe keeps comments open" and  noting, "As usual, 15 commenters, every single one of them attracted to any article about women to put down women and reinforce each other's sexism"

How long do you think we all have until The Globe exercises the "closure option"...Christmas?