HillBuzz Commenting Rules
Commenting on HillBuzz.org is a privilege, not a right. By participating you agree to our Terms of Service and these Commenting Rules.
(1) DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT COMMENTS NOT POSTING. If your comment did not post, or was “deleted by the Administrator,” then something about it triggered the automated spam filter. We have no control over this. The “Administrator” is a computer; there is no one sitting at a terminal instantly reading what you posted and deleting it, so spare the ire. Try rephrasing what you were saying without foul language, the overuse of CAPS, or other things the Administrator might see as spam or troll activity. If you ever wonder why the spam and troll wards are so strong here at HB just spend some time on sites with no moderation and see how nasty comment threads can get.
(2) COMMENTS CONTAINING ANY VARIATION OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE AUTO-DELETED BY THE SPAM FILTER:
The spam filter is setup to automatically detect and delete comments that complain about comments not posting. “Where did my comment go?”, “Why hasn’t my comment turned up?”, “Why hasn’t this posted?”, are among the phrases the filter will auto-delete. If you are someone who insists on typing these complaints into the comment field then you have only yourself to blame for these comments not posting. We don’t like complainers and don’t tolerate comments that derail threads into “Why hasn’t my comment posted?” nonsense. There is a very large Internet for you to complain in, but you will not do that here. Period.
(3) STAY ON TOPIC of the article you are posting on. If you have the urge to say, “This is off topic but…” then no doubt whatever you want to say belongs in the daily Open Thread instead.
(4) NO EEYORISM: Eeyores demoralize others by being pessimistic and negative. Some people call this “venting” when they are upset about something. Why bring others down because you are in a negative place today? No good ever came from tying to export your soggy little rain clouds to someone else’s head.
(5) NO TROLLING or personal attacks against contributors or other readers. If you write like a troll and try to hijack a thread with troll tactics, then you will be called out for it. Public figures can be ridiculed for things they say, do, write, or wear — but should never be attacked for their race, sex, age, physical appearance, disability status, or other areas the Left treats as fair game. Be aggressive in speaking truth to and about power, but be original and defensible while doing it.
(6) BE ORIGINAL with what you post. Try and think of a new angle to what’s being covered. Look for new ways for people to get involved and help the Resistance. Don’t fall into the habit of repeating stale, old memes the agenda-driven media seeks to regurgitate.
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