Comments
All readers are welcome encouraged to comment on posts, other comments, leave a message on “The Whiteboard,” etc.
When you comment for the first time, you will be required to register as a user with your email, etc.
All comments from new users go into the moderation queue by default. After I have approved your first comment for publication, any subsequent comments you write under that name will appear immediately.
So far, I have approved all comments that are not obviously SPAM.
I have hesitated on a couple that appeared to be simple commercial links, but in general, I will take a look at the linked site, and if there is some relevance to the post being commented upon, I tend to approve them eventually. However I reserve the right to render my own opinion on the product.
I generally will approve comments as written. The only editing I have done to date are to clean up some spelling or typos. That is the only editing I am inclined to do.
I have not, so far, encountered anything but positive or constructive statements, and I hope that trend continues. However I recognize the possibility that someone may post something offensive, or just plain stupid. In those cases I will take a case-by-case approach.