Monkey would never go as far as to suggest that the internet is a haven for the unstable and the easily offended. Less reticent, however, is one Giles Coren. Coren – no stranger to tirades against fellow hacks or indeed Times subs – tweeted to alert his followers to the early online publication of his recent column on climate change , adding "and just LOOK at the lunatics commenting". Soon, fellow Times scribe Hugo Rifkind offered some sympathy, advising his colleague to "prepare for lunatic inbox overload" and warning that the response would be worse than a column on "dogs or parking tickets". Our Giles quickly replied: "you're not kidding. twitterers very sane on the whole, but times online commenters absolute RETARDS". But perhaps the final word should go to Observer restaurant critic Jay Rayner, who weighed into his fellow foodie's dilemma with this startling sage advice: "@gilescoren you should try the fuckers over on comment is free at the Guardian".
