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Posting comments on salemnews.com


Published: October 24, 2008

We reserve the right to remove comments that:

  • make false statements about a person, business or institution
  • reference the personal health, sexual activity, religious beliefs or other private matters involving a story subject or commenter, or someone related to a story subject or commenter
  • are racist in nature
  • threaten a story commenter, suggest violence or consist primarily of name-calling
  • accuse someone of criminal activity
  • make crude statements about a child or children
  • include swearing or obscenity. This includes obscene screen names and the use of symbols — $%&@#* — to get around language filters

We will allow:

  • opinions some people will find offensive
  • conversation that is simply strident in tone
  • criticism of public officials
  • criticism of people who are subjects of stories

Readers can also “flag” any comment they think is inappropriate, and it will be reviewed by an editor.