I've had enough. More than half the comments on this post were from Oler, and they were generally nonsense, and generated a lot more unnecessary posts to respond to him. When I compared it to this post, in which he didn't participate, and there was a reasoned and intelligent discussion, I just wondered, "why"? I can't help but think that the correlation is meaningful.

The signal/noise ratio from him being zero, to first order, I've banned him from this blog. I, and my readers just have better things to do with our lives than to respond to his fantasies.

I've just googled "Robert G. Oler".

Ban away, Rand. If I ever approach that level of noise versus signal, ban me too.

And there was much rejoicing...

May I be the first to say 'Woohoo'!

I'm with Shard: if I reach that level of nonsense, ban me, for my own good. Please.

Pray he doesn't strafe your house in his F-14.

Last two links point to the same post. And that was an amazing amount of provocation at the end. Not even trying to help his case.

Good thinking, Rand.

I would like to praise Rand for making a hard decision, but then I read through the linked threads. Really not much a decision to make. It wasn't discourse; it was static.

The Bible has a saying about the kinds of people you hang with as "iron sharpens iron". The kind act of banning Oler will save you and your readers from being dulled by a dim-wit.

Sympathies...that must have been somewhat stressfull...but at least it's behind you now.