Sanitize Comments

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 === Why Use This Pattern  ===
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+Santization demonstrates what is and isn't acceptable: rather than removing low quality comments outright, they are sanitized and re-used to reinforce standards.
+On disemvowelling,&nbsp;[http://www.edge.org/q2008/q08_7.html#jardin Xeni Jardin says]:
+<blockquote>The dialogue stays, but the misanthrope looks ridiculous, and the emotional sting is neutralized. Plucking one early weed from a bed of germinating seeds changes everything. Small actions by focused participants change the tone of the whole. It is possible to maintain big healthy gardens online. </blockquote>
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 === Examples Gallery  ===
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+[[Image:Boing-boing-disemvowel.png|thumb|left|Disemvowelling in action on the Boing Boing website.]]
+=== Categories ===
 [[Category:Comments]] [[Category:Social]]