Although I’m sure Jim wouldn’t have enjoyed being insulted (or worse) daily by old whatshisname, I’m also sure he’s not involved in cleaning up the site. Libel law alone would be motivation for GoComics to drop even a paying “Genius” like that one. Ambience is another reason. Enjoy this peace while you can. Trolls have more lives than Voldemort, but they’re usually recognizable– when blowing a single discordant note is your entire act, it’s hard to go about in disguise– and they usually follow the same path to banishment over and over.
Although I’m sure Jim wouldn’t have enjoyed being insulted (or worse) daily by old whatshisname, I’m also sure he’s not involved in cleaning up the site. Libel law alone would be motivation for GoComics to drop even a paying “Genius” like that one. Ambience is another reason. Enjoy this peace while you can. Trolls have more lives than Voldemort, but they’re usually recognizable– when blowing a single discordant note is your entire act, it’s hard to go about in disguise– and they usually follow the same path to banishment over and over.