I am in complete agreement Richard. I assume you know how rare that is? 
We don't need to be censored or kept civil especially by a computer. It is just electrons and no one need pay attention to a disagreeable comment. I want to know what people had to say not what they or a machine thought should play. 
I have my annual renewal in hand for the print edition. I am renewing for 8 weeks only. I am letting ADN know that If they don't cancel the Bot and stop censoring all our comments, I will have no further use for the print ADN after that. That isn't entirely correct but  I already have years worth of the comic section set aside. It is the only part of the paper suitable to my bird's sensibilities and all he cares for in it. If I feel like having my sensibilities offended by the CivilBot I can log on free.