Yes, Tim,
That is how the "Civil Bot" works. It doesn't and can't read the actual comments written here. It will remove comments if enough people hit the flag button (in which case it is possible that alerts a real human to read it or maybe it just automatically pulls it)
The second way, you can get yourself cut off from posting a comment is when you "vote" whether the comment the Civil Bot sends you, is "civil" or not. It you vote YES too many times when Civil Bot wants a NO then you are judged by a computer program as being uncivil. If you vote no when it should be yes you might get in trouble too but I haven't ever voted NO enough I guess for that to happen. So instead of being judged on what you write, the Civil Bot judges you by what others think of your comment. Unfortunately, there are some very judgmental and self-righteous fanatics whose own bigotry does not allow them to believe that other people can have a different opinion or thought then their beliefs. Think Pavlov's dogs.