I find that sort of comment to be extremely counterproductive, because it&#x27;s totally off the original topic and it seems to be the result of searching for some link to controversy and then pouncing on whatever&#x27;s found.<p>I don&#x27;t really like clicking on the comments for an article about the economics of a chess tournament to find somebody whining about a prize for women players that isn&#x27;t even mentioned in that article. It&#x27;s just uncouth. Even if such prizes are a bad idea, there&#x27;s not worth derailing the conversation, and it&#x27;s rude to track down some nitpicky complaint to jump on.