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Posting comments on gloucestertimes.com


Published: March 17, 2009

Posting comments on gloucestertimes.com





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    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





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