Comment Policy
We welcome comments from readers on our stories. No account or sign-up is required — just a name and your comment. In exchange, we ask you to follow a few basic rules.
The Rules
Keep it civil and on-topic. We'll remove comments, and may block the commenter, that:
- Are unlawful, defamatory, or harass or threaten another person
- Contain hate speech or target someone based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or similar
- Include spam, advertising, or a link with no relevance to the discussion
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent who you are
- Share someone else's private information without consent
Disagreement, criticism of our reporting, and strong opinions are all fine — none of that gets removed just for being unwelcome or unflattering.
How Moderation Works
Comments publish immediately and are not reviewed before they appear. We moderate after the fact — by our own review and when readers flag something to us — rather than holding every comment for approval first. Removal is at our discretion, without obligation to notify the commenter or explain the decision.
What We Collect
A comment stores the name you type, your comment text, and an approximate location (city/region, derived from your IP address at the time of posting) shown alongside it. Your IP address itself is kept on our side for abuse investigation only — it's never shown publicly or shared with other commenters. See our Privacy Policy for more on how we handle this data generally.
Anything you type into the name field is what readers will see — you don't need to use your real name, but you're responsible for whatever name and content you submit.
Reporting a Comment
If you spot a comment that violates these rules, email us at [email protected] with a link to the article and the comment in question.
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time as our comment section evolves. This policy works alongside, and doesn't replace, the comments terms in our Terms and Conditions.