Comments
I love it when people comment on my work, whether the comment is good or bad. I appreciate thoughtful comments, but there are comments that cross the line. Lorelle VanFossen wrote an excellent article on how not to comment on blogs.
Listed below is the approach I take towards comments. If you have any further questions, please leave a comment on this post. 
I Moderate Your Comments
If you have never commented on my blog before, your comment is automatically set for moderation. Your comment will not be reflected on my site until after I manually approve it. It is necessary to moderate first-time comments so I can essentially do a “background check” on the commenter’s website to make sure the person isn’t a spammer.
I also moderate blog entries with more than two links in the body of the comment. Once again, I do not like spammers. If you intend to spam my blog with links, your comment will be deleted.
Trolls Aren’t Tolerated
Comments that are intended to degrade or make fun of my work will be deleted immediately. The comment adds nothing to the discussion and doesn’t even give me positive criticism.
I Reserve the Right to Edit Your Comment
I rarely edit others’ comments. Upon occasion, I do edit a comment to take out a name, link, or swear word. This is my website, and I want to keep the content clean. You may call it censorship, but any comment on this website reflects back on me.
Swear Words Will Be Edited
If I find a swear word in your comment, it will be edited out.
Keep Comments on Topic
If you have something you would like to say to me that is off the topic of the post your are commenting, please just e-mail me personally rather than making a conversation public.
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