The general approach in moderating comments around here has always been rather hands-off: as long as things didn't get out of control, we mods let it roll. When we start having to explain to SB Nation why our commenters are causing problems at other sites on the network, however, we can't remain idle.
Last week's foray into Backing the Pack (and elsewhere) was at odds with the spirit of the comment section both at RCR and network-wide. SB Nation was founded to be a network of websites for and by sports fans. Instead of taking the approach of traditional sports media, we would eschew the label of "media" altogether and simply express ourselves as fans, understanding that most of our readers would share our same love of sports.