Feels like G+ turned into Digg this morning. Several threads I was watching turned into religious flame wars both literally and figuratively.[1]

This suggests the original poster (and everyone else) needs more and better moderation tools. So given that Notifications is the place we probably read comments on our posts, it's a bit puzzling that the controls on hiding, removing and reporting comments only appear when you view a single post full screen.

[1]I think we need a new Godwin's Law. "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of it becoming an argument about god or US politics approaches 1 (100%)." I used to have a similar one. "Regardless of original topic, all forums eventually host a gun thread."20-48 Musley Ln, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 7