You are welcome to comment. I like comment threads with a wide spread of thoughts and opinions, I prefer to take a light hand at comment moderation, and thanks to excellent commenters, I am usually able to do just that. I am not looking for confrontation with you.

Due to increased traffic and irresponsible commentors we are enforcing this comment policy. We appreciate comments that are left on OliveAurora and welcome the increased interaction that comes from them. We love comments and welcome you to share your ideas with the community. We have put together this comment policy in the aims of being transparent about how comments appear on this site.

This is my webblog. I own the domain name, I pay for the hosting, and I write the words. As such, I am responsible to any number of authority figures for its content. With this in mind, I reserve the right to mark-up any text I find offensive, off-topic, or just plain stupid as such. In extreme cases, I may delete comments. In cases of recurring abuse, I may blacklist individual IPs or domains. If you don't think this is fair, please let me know.

The policy is simple: this is not a democracy. I can delete anyone's comment at any time for any reason. Of course, the only reasons I'm likely to delete anyone's comments are for violating any of the rules on this page.

A good rule of thumb is to comment as if the person to whom you are commenting is standing in front of you, is built like a linebacker, and has both a short temper and excellent legal representation. (that's a joke!)

Show respect, be civil, no ad hominems (look it up, i had to). Golden rule and all that. If you'd like to berate me, feel free to send me an e-mail. If you show respect to me I'll show respect in return. Regular commenters get some leeway. So if I know you, I'll be less mad if, for example, you post something that's off-topic. But if you post anonymously (without an e-mail address or a web site) and aren't a regular, I'm not likely to care much about deleting your comment if I feel it's warranted.

That said, I reserve the right to edit all comments, and to moderate all comment threads, as I see fit. Your comment is more likely to be moderated if it contains phobic content (based on race, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, etc), is a personal attack or threat toward another commenter, is entirely unrelated to the entry topic, has such poor grammar and spelling that it annoys me, or if I find it or you obnoxious and decide I've had enough. Don't like it? Don't comment. Simple. I participate in comment threads. Fire away at me. You need to be aware that I respond to tone as well as content. If you argue poorly or lie, I may correct you. If you want to gauge my levels of tolerance, watch how others comment and triangulate accordingly.

Comments and professional debate are welcome, but the following is unacceptable:
Anonymous cowards are not welcome (my definition not yours)!
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