I'm not sure we have ever stated a "comments policy."
Angus and I each police our own posts. We delete comments that are spam. Examples include links to URLs that are commercial (drugs, male enhancement, etc) and have no relation to the subject of the post.
Other than that, we use our judgment. I don't think I have ever deleted a comment just because the person was offensive, because by that standard I'd have to delete most of my own posts.
But the "policy" is that this is our blog. If we feel like deleting a comment, for any reason or for no reason at all, we can do that, without explanation. If that's a problem, you can post whatever you want on YOUR blog.
Angus, anything to add?
UPDATE: In response to a suggestion in a comment (ironically), the policy statement is amended to "It's our blog and we'll delete comments if we want to. You would have, too, if it happened to you." Since the policy is intended to be legalistic, and lawsuits about comments have been specifically mentioned, I'm not sure why sounding "lawyerly" is a drawback. But, fair enough. This one is much more perky.
Angus and I each police our own posts. We delete comments that are spam. Examples include links to URLs that are commercial (drugs, male enhancement, etc) and have no relation to the subject of the post.
Other than that, we use our judgment. I don't think I have ever deleted a comment just because the person was offensive, because by that standard I'd have to delete most of my own posts.
But the "policy" is that this is our blog. If we feel like deleting a comment, for any reason or for no reason at all, we can do that, without explanation. If that's a problem, you can post whatever you want on YOUR blog.
Angus, anything to add?
UPDATE: In response to a suggestion in a comment (ironically), the policy statement is amended to "It's our blog and we'll delete comments if we want to. You would have, too, if it happened to you." Since the policy is intended to be legalistic, and lawsuits about comments have been specifically mentioned, I'm not sure why sounding "lawyerly" is a drawback. But, fair enough. This one is much more perky.
