We encourage everyone to contribute comments to Arise. Comments are moderated to prevent Arise from being used for harsh, disrespectful, or inappropriate purposes. Please refer to the guidelines below for CBE’s comment rules. Violations will be extensively edited or deleted.
1. Do not abuse
The first rule of commenting is to refrain from attacking others. Intelligent dialogue is encouraged—winning a fight is not. Do not attack, insult, or defame or use jargon, slang, or abbreviations when referring to people or groups or to anyone contributing to this blog or the community to which they belong. Rude or disrespectful speech will not be included for public viewing.
2. Stay with the discussion
Only post comments related to the topic of the blog. Do not use the comment feature to reprimand other contributors. All complaints should be directed to the administrators. Do not use the blog as a venue for private conversations. Do not troll. Trolling is the deliberate baiting of another through a diatribe or outlandish comment, for the sake of stealing time and space and starting an argument.
3. Do not spam
Commercial messages will be removed immediately and the relevant website links or emails will be reported to the ISP or host. Kind or hostile comments without relevant content will not be published. Do not include more than two links in your comment, including the link to your own blog, or your comment will be detected as spam.
4. Use appropriate language and illustrations
No profanity is permitted. Do not include pornographic material (links, images, text, etc.) Generalizations about groups of people should be avoided. All people and groups should receive dignified treatment.
5. Keep it original
Do not post copyrighted materials. Please cite all quotations. Assume all web page content is copyrighted.
6. Do not impersonate
Do not comment under the name of someone else. Commenting anonymously with your own handle is permitted.
7. Help us
Help keep this blog running smoothly by reporting violators of these rules.
