I think it’s important that I lay out a comment policy so that you, my readers, can know what it is that I will tolerate, and what I will not tolerate.
- All are welcome to post here, provided that you follow the other rules below. I want to encourage discussion, and don’t want to shut it down.
- Please keep the conversations civil. Flame wars, and other abuse, is about the only thing I will not tolerate. Failure to keep your conversations civil will result in a warning, and then a ban.
- All first posts by users are moderated. This is simply to stop spammers. After your first post is approved, all subsequent posts should not need to wait for moderation.
- Please keep your comments on topic. I reserve the right to remove any off topic comments.
- Swearing, and otherwise “blue” language, is permitted. I’m not offended by people swearing, but again, please try to keep the conversations civil.
- Please try not to write an entire novel when making a comment. If the points are relevant, that’s fine, but try to make your posts as concise as possible.
- I will generally not alter your comments after you have posted them. I do this because I don’t want to misrepresent you.
- You are free to reference the Bible, if you wish; however, please make sure that you limit your quotations as much as possible, and provide a link if you’re quoting a larger chunk of text. I reserve the right to remove your Bible quote, and provide a link to text instead.
- Please don’t proselytize in the comment section. Many non-Christians were once Christians, and have heard this stuff before (many times.)
- Be aware that I may ask you to cite your sources for certain claims. Failure to provide a source may result in the comment being removed.
- Please do not use multiple identities when posting. It’s important that people understand who is talking, and who they are dealing with.
