Actually, I am British. I did consider the possibility that those comments were an attempt at humour but sadly I think it's unlikely based on my previous experience of Comment Is Free. (For those not familiar, that's how The Guardian refers to its comments section).

Unfortunately most people who frequent that section tend to forget the second half of the quote.

For those of us not familiar, what is the full quote?

"Comment is free, but facts are sacred"

C. P. Scott http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._P._Scott

For a trawl of some of the worst (presumed British) comments from BBC comments threads, see http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/