Readers are encouraged
to comment on blogposts and politely express their
opinion. Commenters may agree or
disagree with some or all of what is written, so long as they remain reasonably
civil. In order to foster the desired
tone of discussion, please bear in mind the following guidelines.
PROHIBITED IN THE
COMMENTS SECTION:
·
Personal
attacks against posters. Posters are considered guests. Criticism about
the way posters conduct the discussion is fine.
Derogatory comments about their person or their lives offline is not. Judgement about what is considered a
“personal attack” is at my sole discretion.
·
Off-topic
posts. Comments must be germane to the discussion and posters must appear to
want to engage in the discussion. If they appear to be posting solely for the purpose of
advancing their own agenda, their post may not be published.
·
Trolling,
i.e. inflammatory or derogatory statements posted for the sake of provoking a
strong reaction.
·
Flame wars
or on-going personal disputes.
·
Hostile messages
·
Any
message that, in my judgement, may lead to a hostile discussion environment.
·
Arguments
over moderation policies or decisions.
·
Vulgar
Language
·
Long
excerpts from other websites. A short excerpt and link is sufficient.
JUDGEMENT ABOUT VIOLATIONS ARE
PERSONAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS.
I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EDIT, CENSOR OR PUBLISH POSTS THAT VIOLATE THESE GUIDELINES.
I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH OR CENSOR ANY COMMENT FOR ANY REASON AT
MY SOLE DISCRETION.
These policies are designed to foster discussions about
issues of substance and avoid personality conflicts. I have no interest in your personal grievances
against other posters. If you have a problem with a poster, take it to email.
If that does not satisfy you, you’re out of luck. If your comments detract from
the discussion at hand, expect to be censored.
I accept no responsibility for any bad feeling about what is published or censored in the blogpost or in the comments section. Reader discretion is advised.
