If we're killing off stories because of the behavior of trolls who don't like them, that seems like a victory for the trolls. Maybe it's the trolls who are the problem, rather than the targets of their misbehavior.
A basic problem in liberal (as in laissez-faire) politics is conflict aversion; victims of bullying are frequently treated worse than their antagonists, because it's less work. That creates perverse incentives, to put it mildly.
It is in a sense a victory for the trolls (or, if you want to put it as charitably as you possibly can, a strategic retreat). With the moderation system we have now, it's the best outcome we're going to get.
What I won't sign onto is an endless series of septic threads maintained just to illustrate how inadequate the moderating response to this problem is.
A basic problem in liberal (as in laissez-faire) politics is conflict aversion; victims of bullying are frequently treated worse than their antagonists, because it's less work. That creates perverse incentives, to put it mildly.