I appreciate and love comments on this blog – Your comments enrich my blog adding to the knowledge that is shared among my readership. Comments are as important as the blog posts.
I delete spam – I have spam filters in place which automatically catch the majority of automated spam content. I also manually check for spam and in the event that a spam comment has slipped through, it will be immediately deleted.
Comment Form Guidelines – The comment form must be filled in with a proper or legitimate sounding name and URL. Comments using keywords, spam or splog-like URLs, or suspicious information in the comment form will be edited or deleted.
Email Privacy – Email addresses are required for commenting, and they are not published on the website, nor shared. They may be used by the website owner to privately contact the commenter.
Commenter Privacy and Protection – All email, snail mail, phone numbers, and any private and personal information posted in any comment will be deleted as soon as possible to protect the privacy of the commenter.
To prevent such editing, never share this private information within the website comment.
Language and Manners – This website is “family friendly” and comments which include offensive or inappropriate language, or considered by the website owner and administrator to be rude and offensive, will be edited or deleted. Play nice.
A Comment is Conversation – A comment which does not add to the conversation runs of on an inappropriate tangent, or kills the conversation may be edited, moved, or deleted.
Relevant links in comments are actively encouraged – if you’re leaving a comment on my website and want to point to a link on your own or someone else’s site that is relevant to the topic then please feel free to do so. This adds to the conversation and improves the website. However, ALL links will be checked during moderation. So be careful!
How The Blogger Will Respond – Comments on this blog will only be responded to in direct response to the blog comment. The blogger will not (or will) respond privately via email or other communication method to a blog comment.
What To Do If Your Comment Does Not Appear – If you leave a comment on this blog and it does not appear in a reasonable time period, and you know that it does not violate these Comment Policies, contact me at Vanita(At)vanitashuklahork(Dot)com.
No Personal Attack Comments Permitted – In the interest of fair play, no personal attacks are permitted in this blog’s comments. You may question or argue the content, but not attack the blogger, nor any other commenter’s. Failure to respect fellow participants on this blog could result in removal and blocked access.
Commenters Blocked – Anyone who violates this Comments Policy may be blocked from future access and/or commenting on this blog.
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