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We welcome respectful, thoughtful debate. The one overarching instruction for writers here is that you treat others as persons, not as projects and not as foes. With that in mind:
1. Opinions posted here are not necessarily those of the host blog.
2. Comments must be civil and clean, “family friendly,” as they say. No personal insults or character attacks on other persons.
3. You are welcome to comment on any topic raised in the blog entry to which it is attached. This is not the place to share just anything that’s on your mind, though. Comments introducing tangential or completely new topics for argument may be edited or deleted. (This applies especially to material that is deemed to be mere advertising for other sites.)
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5. The word “God,” when used as a proper noun, is to be capitalized.
6. Commenters are responsible for any personal information they reveal here. It’s a public place.
7. Consistent with guideline 3, and because it is not helpful to the topics brought up here, political discussion is strictly off limits. This applies to comments regarding political parties or candidates, and to specific pending legislation. It does not necessarily apply to social issues that may come up for governmental consideration. (As a representative of a 501(c)3 US nonprofit corporation, I have a duty to monitor this, and to use my best judgment to follow appropriate policies.)
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9. There have been a few persistently unproductive discussions on this blog. I may decide to cut them off close off comments on those threads, just on the basis of their being unproductive. I reserve the right to determine when that is the case.
10. Comments that include large numbers of hyperlinks are held for moderation, because multiple links are common features of spam. Feel free to write those comments, but expect a delay before they show up. Contact me and they may show up quicker.
11. An intentionally different standard applies to those who name themselves followers of Christ: persons who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ, yet bring manifestly false teaching on basic doctrines of the faith, and/or promote evil acts, are not welcomed into discussion here. (See here for more on that standard.)
12. Violating these guidelines may result in your comment being deleted. Flagrant or repeated violations may result in the commenter being banned.
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