Whistle in my hand, bullet in my head

Anybody who knows me knows that above all else, I loathe advertisements.  I consider advertisements to encapsulate all of the issues that disappoint, annoy, upset, or anger me about the world at large.  Obsession with wealth, body image, war, nationalism, all of these concepts have found a place deep in the foundation of the evil known as "PR."  PR departments, risen like phoenixes out of the ashes of Nazi, Soviet, and American propaganda machines,  were developed by psychologists who believed the average human wasn't deserving or capable of deciding for themselves what they believe.  Take a moment to search the internet for the phrase "manufacturing consent."  I'll wait. ... Disgusting, isn't it?  Well, I think it is.  That is why i am so distressed to return from a brief pause in my Fight With Tools active online presence to discover spam in the form of blog posts and forum threads.  I went on a small rant on this topic in response to the blog post about a desktop taskbar, so I won't restate myself too much, I just wanted to see the responses to this situation.  Far too often the arrival of these spammers signals the beginning of the end of a website.  Fight With Tools is far too beautiful, far too necessary, and has far too much potential to meet such an end. The issue I see is of trying to stem the problem without being too heavy-handed.  My knee-jerk response was to call for outright censorship, which surprised me, as being anti-censorship is something else close to my heart.  My fiery, fiery heart. However, this place is hallowed ground, and advertisements aren't fit to step foot here. So.  Proposed solutions? Defense of their right to advertise here? Other responses?See More