Date Updated: 31 October 2025
I would like to take this opportunity to discuss our comment policy.
First, we regard the comments as an important part of this blog. We believe it is crucial to moderate the comments before posting them to the website, if we didn’t people would stop reading them because of the large number of posts that just promote products or link to pornographic websites or other content of dubious interest or worse.
Our New Policy Regarding Links to Websites
We used to check every link attached to a comment before approving it, but with bots posting huge numbers of comments and the large number of malicious links prevalent on the Internet, our policy is now to delete all links, and often, the comment as well.
This is unfortunate, as links to reputable websites are valuable to both of us. I hope this is a temporary solution until we find a better way to offer readers an opportunity to include reputable links.
I really appreciate that several of you have noticed that we have no spam in our comments section and that is part of our commitment to you. We believe this policy improves the overall experience for all our readers. However, it is a big job, and sometimes we get behind, and I really apologise if you are waiting to see your comment appear. It will be there soon, I promise.
We Want to Hear Your Opinion
Second, when I looked at the comments waiting to be approved, I saw a couple that said they didn’t agree with such-and-such point of view, but they didn’t say why. This blog is a philosophy blog, and disagreements or alternative views are the basis of good philosophy and friendly conversation. I really urge you to tell us what you think. I hope that by highlighting some comments we have received, for example, by posting them as a guest article, even if they criticise one of our articles, you can see we are serious about encouraging real discussion.
We never delete a comment because it doesn’t agree with or complement our post. In fact, we rejoice when someone feels comfortable enough to write to us and outline their point of view. For or against. So please feel free to join in and post a longer comment.
Why We Delete Some Comments
Finally, I would like to touch on something we take into consideration when we approve or delete a comment.
We check to see whether a comment is relevant. If a comment has nothing to do with the article or the general range of topics we discuss here, we ask ourselves, “Would our readers be interested in this?” If the answer is no, we delete the comment. Since millions of blogs cover just about any topic, we ask you to post a review of insurance, a dental practice or the latest iPhone etc. to a relevant blog, not here. Although I understand bots posted most of these types of comments, not humans.
We Add Our Comment To Your Comment
We also add comments to many of your comments either answering your questions or adding further elucidation on some point, so I recommend you check out the comments as they can be quite interesting.
Finally, we try to reduce the number of comments by weeding out multiple posts to the same article from the same source. Sometimes we approve two if the second one includes additional relevant material. If you have a lot to say, we suggest you post a longer comment.
A Note to Spammers
We read every comment and delete spammy comments.
Thank You
I would like to thank every reader who has taken the time to post a comment. You are an important part of this blog, and we look forward to receiving your comments with interest (and trepidation). I certainly hope more of you will add longer commentaries or submit articles, and I can assure you that I approve ALL relevant comments, good, bad, for and against or of a contrary or similar opinion.
You can submit an article either through the comments section or by going to the contact us page and posting it there. If you request us to contact you, please ensure that you provide a correct email address.
Best Wishes,
Ric Vatner